The Holy Book in Comparative Perspective

Denny, Frederick M.; Taylor, Rodney L. (editors)

ISBN 10: 0872494535 / ISBN 13: 9780872494534

Published by University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, 1985

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Like new hardback copy in like new dustjacket. viii, 252pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Holy Book in Comparative Perspective
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press, Columbia
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872494535
• ISBN 13: 9780872494534
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Ten noted religious studies scholars examine the sacred scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Mormonism to produce an authoritative, comprehensive survey of the writings that shape the world's major religions. The Holy Book in Comparative Perspective concentrates on the origins, forms, and functions of scriptures in religious life. This volume also includes a thought-provoking chapter on the transmission of sacred traditions among nonliterate populations and a rebuttal of the widespread elevation of primitive traditions over literate traditions.