Genesis and Regeneration: Essays on Conceptions of Origins (Studies in the Humanities) - Softcover

Shaked, Shaul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9652081698 ISBN 13: 9789652081698

Publisher: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 2005

Synopsis

The essays collected herein investigate conceptions presented within some of the major cultures of antiquity and of the early modern world regarding the beginnings of the world, of humanity, and of social organization. The discussion of origins, not surprisingly, reveals itself as a statement of identity and purpose. Through discourse concerning questions such as where things come from, or whence we originate, groups define their borders, point out those excluded from them, and formulate how they wish to interpret, for example, their mode of linguistic expression, their social structure, or the seemingly objective fact of their being human.

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About the Author

Shaul Shaked is Professor of Iranian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His books include From Zoroastrian Iran to Islam: Studies in Religious History and Intercultural Contacts (1995) and Dualism in Tranformation: Varieties of Religion in Sasanian Iran (The Jordan Lectures in Comparative Religion, 1994).

Edition details

• Publisher: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9652081698
• ISBN 13: 9789652081698
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Shaked Shaul