Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 546 g
Jewish, Heathen, Mahometan, Christian, Ancient and Modern
Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 546 g
Reihe: AAR Classics in Religious Studies
ISBN: 978-1-55540-728-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
This is a facsimile of the 1817 fourth edition of Hannah Adams's pioneering harbinger of the scholarly study of religion. The book surveys the diversity of religion, mostly of historical and contemporary Christian sects and movements but with significant inclusions of Jewish, Muslim, and "heathen" religious groups. Adams's particular contribution was the self-conscious effort to treat all religious groups on the same level and to avoid explicit or implicit judgments. She preferred to use self-descriptions where she had them. It is this non-normative approach that gives the book its historical value. Thomas Tweed's introduction discusses Adams's life and sets her and her book usefully in their context. He includes a helpful guide to the key entries.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Mehrsprachige Wörterbücher
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen