Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions (2 Volume Set) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851099808 ISBN 13: 9781851099801

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2007

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive resource on the subject of love in the teachings of the world's major religions, cultures, and philosophies.

· 300+ entries covering notions of love that include emotions, actions, and relationships as expressed in world religions, philosophies, and cultures

· Contributions from nearly 200 distinguished international scholars representing diverse religious traditions and cultures

· A vivid and informative illustration program of classic art, drawings, and photographs representing love in the full spectrum of the world's spiritual cultures

· Bibliographies of key sources for each entry, with citations from a variety of disciplines (religion, philosophy, history, anthropology, and more)

· Indexes organized by concepts, titles of classic texts, and religions

About this title

Book Description:

What do the world's major faiths teach us about the many forms of love—divine and human, spiritual and sexual, romantic and altruistic? To assume those precepts to always be stern, simplistic, and strictly focused on the divine is to miss out on one of the richest sources of interpretation of the most complex of human emotions.

About the Author:

Yudit Kornberg Greenberg, PhD, is professor of religion and director of the Jewish studies program at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1851099808
• ISBN 13: 9781851099801
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 800
• Editor: Greenberg Yudit Kornberg