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Fragments of Bone

Author : Patrick Bellegarde-Smith
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252029684
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Fragments of Bone written by Patrick Bellegarde-Smith and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Fragments of Bone, thirteen essayists discuss African religions as forms of resistance and survival in the face of Western cultural hegemony and imperialism. The collection presents scholars working outside of the Western tradition with backgrounds in a variety of disciplines, genders, and nationalities. These experts draw on research, fieldwork, personal interviews, and spiritual introspection to support a provocative thesis: that fragments of ancestral traditions are fluidly interwoven into New World African religions as creolized rituals, symbolic systems, and cultural identities. Contributors: Osei-Mensah Aborampah, Niyi Afolabi, Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, Randy P. Conner, T. J. Desch-Obi, Ina Johanna Fandrich, Kean Gibson, Marilyn Houlberg, Nancy B. Mikelsons, Roberto Nodal, Rafael Ocasio, Miguel "Willie" Ramos, and Denise Ferreira da Silva

Comparative Religious And Philosophies : Anthropomorphlsm And Divinity

Author : Mahinder N. Gulati
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN 13 : 9788126909025
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Religious And Philosophies : Anthropomorphlsm And Divinity written by Mahinder N. Gulati and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2008 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Comparative Religion

Author : Kedar Nath Tiwari
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN 13 : 8120802942
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis Comparative Religion by : Kedar Nath Tiwari

Download or read book Comparative Religion written by Kedar Nath Tiwari and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It provides a study of the prevailing religions of the world. By 'prevailing', it means 'living' and 'living religions', we mean such religions which are still observed and followed by a considerable number of people. Such religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism. Some may have doubts in accepting Zoroastrianism as a living religion and their doubts may not be taken as totally unfounded. For, hardly a few people, and those also mostly in a corner of India, observe this religion at present. But still there is justification for taking this religion as living, at least, on the following two grounds „ (1) It is still being observed as a religion by some people, howsoever small their number may be, and (2) As a religion it exhibits certain such important features which are worth considering and which have exerted considerable influence upon some of the great living religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Towards the end (in the Appendix), the author has also included for our brief study of some of the ancient Asian religions like Taoism, Confucianism etc. These religions cannot, of course, be regarded as living religions, but still, in our opinion, they merit at least some of our attention due to the respect and regard they once commanded and the indelible impression they have left upon the minds of the people of the countries in which they once flourished. The subject of Comparative Religion as a scientific study of the various features of the different religions of the world in a comparative perspective is relatively a late development. It is hardly for a hundred years or so that the name Comparative Religion has gained currency and studies in this direction have been taken up in right earnest. Such a study requires an impartial, neutral and tolerant outlook and if at all there is any leaning or sympathy for any religion, it must be for religions other than one is own. Here the whole question regarding the methodology of a comparative study of religions may come up. We may see that at least two things seem necessary (though not sufficient) for collecting relevant materials which will make our study faithful and authentic: (1) A thorough study of the basic text or texts, along with the related works, belonging to a particular religion, and (2) An extensive dialogue with the followers of a particular religion along with a personal survey, both intensive and extensive, of the various religious practices carried on by them. The first one is easy to carry out. Perhaps most of the writers on comparative religion adopt this way. But adopting the second one in a serious and sincere spirit is not an easy task and therefore very few or hardly any adopt this method for studying religions. The aim of a study like this is partly to acquaint readers with the main aspects and features of the living religions of the world and partly to suggest the points of agreement and difference among the different religions.

Comparative Religion

Author : J. Estlin Carpenter
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Religion written by J. Estlin Carpenter and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comparative Religion" by Joseph Estlin Carpenter is a seminal text in the field. Carpenter goes into surprisingly profound detail in his comparisons and commentary on religion, despite the relatively short length of the book. This book is just as insightful now as it was when it was written and is a must-read for anyone interested in theology and the roles religion has played in the world.

Paradise and Paradigm

Author : Christopher Buck
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791497941
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Paradise and Paradigm written by Christopher Buck and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1999-05-13 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a novel approach that the author terms "symbolic paradigm analysis," Paradise and Paradigm offers a "theoretically modular" systematic comparison of two "Persian" religions: early Syriac Christianity as the foundation of the East Syrian "Church of the East" (the Nestorian Church of Persia) and the Baha'i Faith, a new world religion. The author compares the hymns of the greatest poet of early Christianity, Saint Ephrem the Syrian, and the richly imagistic writings of the founder of the Baha'i religion, Baha'u'llah. The book employs an original analytic technique in the creation of "symbolic profiles" constructed on Ninian Smart's dimensional model of religion. As Buck skillfully demonstrates, formal similarities between any two religions are best comprehended in terms of paradigmatic differences, which nuance all parallels through a process of symbolic transformation. Buck also shows the communal reflexivity of paradise imagery in representing the ideal faith-community in both traditions.

The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1&2)

Author : James George Frazer
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1&2) written by James George Frazer and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Golden Bough" in 2 volumes is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer that made a substantial influence on contemporary European literature and thought. Frazer attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought. This carefully crafted DigiCat ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

Patterns in Comparative Religion

Author : Mircea Eliade
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496208323
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Patterns in Comparative Religion written by Mircea Eliade and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this era of increased knowledge the essence of religious phenomena eludes the psychologists, sociologists, linguists, and other specialists because they do not study it as religious. According to Mircea Eliade, they miss the one irreducible element in religious phenomena--the element of the sacred. Eliade abundantly demonstrates universal religious experience and shows how humanity's effort to live within a sacred sphere has manifested itself in myriad cultures from ancient to modern times; how certain beliefs, rituals, symbols, and myths have, with interesting variations, persisted.

Beyond Primitivism

Author : Jacob K. Olupona
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134481993
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Primitivism written by Jacob K. Olupona and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-02-24 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when local traditions across the world are forcibly colliding with global culture, Beyond Primitivism explores the future of indigenous religions as they encounter modernity and globalisation.

Fragments: The Existential Situation of Our Time

Author : David Tracy
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022658450X
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Fragments: The Existential Situation of Our Time written by David Tracy and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Even as ‘mere fragments’ these essays are an imaginatively learned feast for virtually anyone interested in modern theologies.” —Modern Theology David Tracy is widely considered one of the most important religious thinkers in North America, known for his pluralistic vision and disciplinary breadth. His first book in more than twenty years reflects Tracy’s range and erudition, collecting essays from the 1980s to 2018 into a two-volume work that will be greeted with joy by his admirers and praise from new readers. In the first volume, Fragments, Tracy gathers his most important essays on broad theological questions, beginning with the problem of suffering across Greek tragedy, Christianity, and Buddhism. The volume goes on to address the Infinite, and the many attempts to categorize and name it by Plato, Aristotle, Rilke, Heidegger, and others. In the remaining essays, he reflects on questions of the invisible, contemplation, hermeneutics, and public theology. Throughout, Tracy evokes the potential of fragments (understood both as concepts and events) to shatter closed systems and open us to difference and Infinity. Covering science, literature, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and non-Western religious traditions, Tracy provides in Fragments a guide for any open reader to rethink our fragmenting contemporary culture. “Tracy demonstrates the range of his philosophical interests in service of theology, particularly his profound attention to hermeneutics . . . [A] rich feast . . . We can be grateful for the insightful essays collected in this volume from one of America’s leading theologians.” —Currents in Theology and Mission

Seven Testaments of World Religion and the Zoroastrian Older Testament

Author : Brian Arthur Brown
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538127873
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Seven Testaments of World Religion and the Zoroastrian Older Testament written by Brian Arthur Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential comparative religious studies resource presents primary scriptures of seven world religions and reveals their shared heritage in Zoroastrian tradition. Completing the authoritative trilogy alongside Three Testaments: Torah Gospel and Quran and Four Testaments: Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita, Seven Testamentsof World Religion lays the groundwork for all studies of religious history. Special Features Concise descriptions of each testament Maps, timelines, and study guide questions Appendices connecting historical events across testaments

Fragments of Christian History to the Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire

Author : Joseph Henry Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Fragments of Christian History to the Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire written by Joseph Henry Allen and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of various journal articles by the author discussing Christian history from Constantine to Dante.

Delta Fragments

Author : John O. Hodges
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 1621900339
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book Delta Fragments written by John O. Hodges and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The son of black sharecroppers, John Oliver Hodges attended segregated schools in Greenwood, Mississippi, in the 1950s and ’60s, worked in plantation cotton fields, and eventually left the region to earn multiple degrees and become a tenured university professor. Both poignant and thought provoking, Delta Fragments is Hodges’s autobiographical journey back to the land of his birth. Brimming with vivid memories of family life, childhood friendships, the quest for knowledge, and the often brutal injustices of the Jim Crow South, it also offers an insightful meditation on the present state of race relations in America. Hodges has structured the book as a series of brief but revealing vignettes grouped into two main sections. In part 1, “Learning,” he introduces us to the town of Greenwood and to his parents, sister, and myriad aunts, uncles, cousins, teachers, and schoolmates. He tells stories of growing up on a plantation, dancing in smoky juke joints, playing sandlot football and baseball, journeying to the West Coast as a nineteen-year-old to meet the biological father he never knew while growing up, and leaving family and friends to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta. In part 2, “Reflecting,” he connects his firsthand experience with broader themes: the civil rights movement, Delta blues, black folkways, gambling in Mississippi, the vital role of religion in the African American community, and the perplexing problems of poverty, crime, and an underfunded educational system that still challenge black and white citizens of the Delta. Whether recalling the assassination of Medgar Evers (whom he knew personally), the dynamism of an African American church service, or the joys of reconnecting with old friends at a biennial class reunion, Hodges writes with a rare combination of humor, compassion, and—when describing the injustices that were all too frequently inflicted on him and his contemporaries—righteous anger. But his ultimate goal, he contends, is not to close doors but to open them: to inspire dialogue, to start a conversation, “to be provocative without being insistent or definitive.”

Archaeology and World Religion

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134597983
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Archaeology and World Religion written by Timothy Insoll and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first text to consider the subjects of religion and archaeology in conjunction with each other. It explores the relationship between, and the contribution archaeology can make to the study of world religions.

Issues and Fragments

Author : Lucian Krukowski
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498296297
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Issues and Fragments written by Lucian Krukowski and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many subjects that appear in this book: Philosophy, Art, Fiction, Poetry, God. They are each approached through language that fits their content--language that itself shares characteristics of the subject it addresses. There are thus as many languages as there are subjects--exhibiting different forms of "being about" their subjects. Such forms are variously called "analysis," or "exegesis," or "criticism," or "speculation," or "invention," or "memories and dreams." Issues become fragmented at the edges--the limits--of their language. Fragments, in turn, seek the shape--the boundaries--of their content. The forms of "aboutness" are as varied, and numerous, as are their subjects. There is no exhaustive listing. There is one subject this book is most concerned with. It underlies the others and questions the value--the possibilities--of mutual reciprocation. This, too, has many forms: "What can or cannot be said." "Where are boundaries firm and where porous." "What is gained and what lost through interaction between subject-contents." "The many problems of synthesis." "What the difference is between 'Actual' and 'Real' in theories of life." "Contrasts between the nature--and the varying descriptions--of God and after-life." The contention here is that all given descriptions are partial, and that in these partialities and their similarities, ways can found to construct--however slowly and painfully--the larger subject-nature of living and dying.

Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum ...

Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1058 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (26 download)

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British Museum Catalogue of printed Books

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book British Museum Catalogue of printed Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought in the West: Volume 3

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521359665
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought in the West: Volume 3 written by Ninian Smart and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988-07-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The successful three volumes of Nineteenth Century Religious Thought in the West provide a fresh appraisal of the most important thinkers of that time. Soames essays centre on major figures of the period; others cover topics, trends and schools of thought between the French Revolution and the First World War.