Author: DictionariumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Dictionarium sacrum seu religiosum, A dictionary of all religions, ancient and modern
Author: DictionariumDictionarium sacrum seu religiosum. A dictionary of all religions, ancient and modern. Whether Jewish, pagan, Christian or Mahometan, etc
Author: DICTIONARIUM.The Invention of World Religions
Author: Tomoko MasuzawaPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226509884
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The idea of "world religions" expresses a vague commitment to multiculturalism. Not merely a descriptive concept, "world religions" is actually a particular ethos, a pluralist ideology, a logic of classification, and a form of knowledge that has shaped the study of religion and infiltrated ordinary language. In this ambitious study, Tomoko Masuzawa examines the emergence of "world religions" in modern European thought. Devoting particular attention to the relation between the comparative study of language and the nascent science of religion, she demonstrates how new classifications of language and race caused Buddhism and Islam to gain special significance, as these religions came to be seen in opposing terms-Aryan on one hand and Semitic on the other. Masuzawa also explores the complex relation of "world religions" to Protestant theology, from the hierarchical ordering of religions typical of the Christian supremacists of the nineteenth century to the aspirations of early twentieth-century theologian Ernst Troeltsch, who embraced the pluralist logic of "world religions" and by so doing sought to reclaim the universalist destiny of European modernity.
Librorum impressorum qui in Museo britannico adservantur catalogus
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: Indigenous Symbols and Practices in the Catholic Church
Author: Dr Kathleen J MartinPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409480658
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Indigenous Symbols and Practices in the Catholic Church presents views, concepts and perspectives on the relationships among Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church, as well as stories, images and art as metaphors for survival in a contemporary world. Few studies present such interdisciplinary interpretations from contributors in multiple disciplines regarding appropriation, spiritual and religious tradition, educational issues in the teaching of art and art history, the effects of government sanctions on traditional practice, or the artistic interpretation of symbols from Indigenous perspectives. Through photographs and visual materials, interviews and data analysis, personal narratives and stories, these chapters explore the experiences of Indigenous Peoples whose lives have been impacted by multiple forces – Christian missionaries, governmental policies, immigration and colonization, education, assimilation and acculturation. Contributors investigate current contexts and complex areas of conflict regarding missionization, appropriation and colonizing practices through asking questions such as, 'What does the use of images mean for resistance, transformation and cultural destruction?' And, 'What new interpretations and perspectives are necessary for Indigenous traditions to survive and flourish in the future?'
Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
Book Description
Romantic Paganism
Author: Suzanne L. BarnettPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319547232
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This book addresses the function of the classical world in the cultural imaginations of the second generation of romantic writers: Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Thomas Love Peacock, John Keats, Leigh Hunt, and the rest of their diverse circle. The younger romantics inherited impressions of the ancient world colored by the previous century, in which classical studies experienced a resurgence, the emerging field of comparative mythography investigated the relationship between Christianity and its predecessors, and scientific and archaeological discoveries began to shed unprecedented light on the ancient world. The Shelley circle embraced a specifically pagan ancient world of excess, joy, and ecstatic experiences that test the boundaries between self and other. Though dubbed the “Satanic School” by Robert Southey, this circle instead thought of itself as “Athenian” and frequently employed mythology and imagery from the classical world that was characterized not by philosophy and reason but by wildness, excess, and ecstatic experiences.
List of Manuscripts, Volumes of Autograph Letters, Illustrated and Other Books, Etc. the Bequest of the Late Captain Montagu Montagu, R.N. to the Bodleian Library
Author: Dictionarium Sacrum Seu Religiosum
Author: Daniel DefoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description