What is scripture? : a comparative approach

Smith, Wilfred Cantwell (1916-2000)

ISBN 10: 0334025362 / ISBN 13: 9780334025368

Published by London : SCM, 1993

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Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dust-toned as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; x, 381 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-367) and index. Contents; Introduction: presenting the issues -- A particular example, to illustrate -- Scripture as form and concept: historical background -- The true meaning of scripture: the Qur'an as an example -- The Bible in Jewish life -- The Hindu instance -- The Buddhist instance -- The classics: Chinese and Western -- Brief further considerations -- Conclusion: scripture and the human condition. Subjects; Sacred books History and criticism. Sacred books ; Comparative studies. Religions. Hermeneutics. Hinduism Sacred books. Judaism Sacred books. Buddhism Sacred books. Islam Sacred Books. Christianity Sacred Books. Comparative religion. World Religions. Scripture. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What is scripture? : a comparative approach
• Publisher: London : SCM
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0334025362
• ISBN 13: 9780334025368
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

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W.C. Smith's vastly erudite work asks how it is that certain texts have so seeped in to human life-in a rich, complex, and powerful way-as to be deemed sacred. Examining the history and use of scripture in the world's major religious traditions, he shows how and why scripture continues to carry momentous and at time appalling power in human affairs.