A01=Frederick M. Denny
A01=Rodney L. Taylor
Author_Frederick M. Denny
Author_Rodney L. Taylor
Category=QRAC
Category=QRVA
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Product details
- ISBN 9780872499669
- Weight: 525g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 1993
- Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
