Varieties of religious invention: founders and their functions in history
Finding Judaism's founders / Mark Leuchter -- The Buddha : historicizing myth, mythologizing history / Nathan McGovern -- When the founder is not a creator : Confucius and Confucianism reconsidered / Cai Liang -- What is Daoism and who is its founder? / Gil Raz -- Jesus, Paul, and the birth of...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
World religion
/ Founder of religion
/ Interfaith dialogue
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Religions History B Religious leaders History |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Finding Judaism's founders / Mark Leuchter -- The Buddha : historicizing myth, mythologizing history / Nathan McGovern -- When the founder is not a creator : Confucius and Confucianism reconsidered / Cai Liang -- What is Daoism and who is its founder? / Gil Raz -- Jesus, Paul, and the birth of Christianity / Patrick Gray -- Muhammad's mission and the Din of Ibrahim according to Ibn Ish'aq / R. Kevin Jaques -- Hinduism and the question of founders / Måns Broo -- Crossing boundaries : when founders of faith appear in other traditions / Mark Muesse |
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| Item Description: | Formerly CIP. - Includes index |
| Physical Description: | ix, 210 Seiten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-935972-1 978-0-19-935971-4 |
