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Varieties of religious invention : founders and their functions in history / Patrick Gray. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religions--History.
- Religions.
- Religious leaders--History.
- Religious leaders.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- Religious controversies frequently focus on origins, and at the origins of the major religious traditions one typically finds a seminal figure. Names such as Jesus, Muhammad, Confucius, and Moses are well known, yet their status as 'founders' has not gone uncontested. The aim of this book is to consider the subtexts of debates about these 'founders' as an exercise in comparative religion. As the contributors survey the landscape shaped by questions within each tradition, they provide an opportunity to map their contours from a novel perspective.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 18, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-026425-X
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