The Concept of Deity: A Comparative and Historical Study. The Wilde Lectures in Natural and Comparative Religion in the University of Oxford (Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology of Religion)

James, E.O.

ISBN 10: 1138194565 / ISBN 13: 9781138194564

Published by Routledge, 2016

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• Title: The Concept of Deity: A Comparative and Historical Study. The Wilde Lectures in Natural and Comparative Religion in the University of Oxford (Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology of Religion)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138194565
• ISBN 13: 9781138194564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

For good or ill, most, if not all, of the great institutions which have formed the framework of society have had their roots in the idea of Deity as a beneficent providential order of transcendental reality. In being handed down through countless generations the beliefs, concepts and customs have assumed a great variety of new outward forms in the process of transmission and development. To determine their true meaning and function as a cohesive force and as an expression of ultimate reality, the comparative and historical methods can be employed with considerable advantage. This book, first published in 1950, provides a valuable comparative study of religion.

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E. O. James