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Dimensions of the Sacred : An Anatomy of the World's Beliefs by Ninian Smart (1996, Hardcover)

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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520207777

ISBN-139780520207776

eBay Product ID (ePID)372842

Product Key Features

Book TitleDimensions of the Sacred : an Anatomy of the World's Beliefs

Number of Pages359 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

TopicComparative Religion, General, Anthropology / General, History

GenreReligion, Social Science

AuthorNinian Smart

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN96-020663

Dewey Decimal291.2

SynopsisA world-renowned religion scholar explores the world's major religions and comparable secular systems of thought in this unusually wide-ranging and accessible work. Ninian Smart considers Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, as well as Marxist-Leninism, Maoism, nationalism, and Native American, African, and other systems of belief. His goal is to advance our understanding of how we as human beings interact thoughtfully with the cosmos and express the exigencies of our own nature and existence. Smart demonstrates that diverse systems of belief reflect several recurring themes: the tendency to worship, the contemplative life, story-telling, a view of history, ethical instruction, guidelines on bodily practices, rituals, and visual icons. He examines each of these themes in relation to specific belief systems. He points out that religions and comparable worldviews should be studied at least as much through their practices as through their beliefs. The result of twenty-five years of research, this comprehensive book is nothing less than an analysis of the entire pattern of human spiritual life, viewed through what Smart calls "the grammar of symbols, the modes and forms in which religion manifests itself."

LC Classification NumberBL48.S591 1996