Essential Sacred Writings from Around the World: A Thematic Sourcebook on the History of Religions: 0 - Brossura

Eliade, Mircea

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ISBN 10: 0062503049 ISBN 13: 9780062503046

Casa editrice: Harperone, 1991

Riassunto

This comprehensive anthology contains writings vital to all the major non-Western religious traditions, arranged thematically. It includes colourful descriptions of deities, creation myths, depictions of death and the afterlife, teachings on the relationship between humanity and the sacred, religious rituals and practices, and prayers and hymns.

Mircea Eliade, a recognized pioneer in the systematic study of the history of the world’s religions, includes excerpts from the Quran, the Book of the Dead, the Rig Veda, the Bhagavad Gita, the Homeric Hymns, and the Popol Vuh, to name just a few. Oral accounts from Native American, African, Maori, Australian Aborigine, and other people are also included.

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Mircea Eliade founded the modern study of the history of religions and authored many books, including The Sacred and the Profane, History of Religious Ideas and The Eliade Guide to World Religions. He also edited the Encyclopedia of Religion.

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Originally published as 'From Primitives to Zen,' this comprehensive anthology contains writings vital to all the major non-Western religious traditions, arranged thematically. Here are colorful descriptions of deities, creation myths, depictions of death and the afterlife, teachings on the relationship between humanity and the sacred, religious rituals and practices, and prayers and hymns.

Mircea Eliade, a recognized pioneer in the systematic study of the history of the world's religions, includes excerpts from the 'Quran, the Book of the Dead, the Rig Veda, the Bhagavad Gita, the Homeric Hymns,' and the 'Popol Vuh', to name just a few. Oral accounts from Native American, African, Maori, Australian Aborigine, and other peoples are also included.

Here is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the world's religions and myths. In an outstanding collection, Eliade demonstrates humanity's diversity as well as the universal threads that unite us all.

Mircea Eliade (1907-1987) wrote the three-volume 'History of Religious Ideas' and edited the sixteen-volume 'Encyclopedia of Religion', among many other books.

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• Editore: Harperone
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0062503049
• ISBN 13: 9780062503046
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 645