Al-din : a prolegomena to the study of the history of religions / Muhammad Abdullah Draz ; [edited and translated by] Yahya Haidar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darāz, Muḥammad ʻAbd Allāh, author.

Contributor:

Haidar, Yahya, editor, translator.

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Standardized Title:

Dīn. English

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Medical Subjects:

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022

Place of Publication:

London [England] : I.B. Tauris, 2022

Contents:

Translator's Introduction Introduction A Brief Overview of the History of the Study of Religions PART I Determining the Meaning of Religion

1. The Linguistic Meaning

2. The Conventional Meaning

3. Analysis of the Religious Idea from the Perspective of the Religious Person PART II Religion and other Aspects of Culture and Civilization

1. Religion and Ethics

2. Religion and Philosophy

3. Religion and the Sciences PART III Humanity's Natural Inclination towards Religion

1. How Old are Religions?

2. Wither Religions in the face of Scientific Progress

3. The Sprouts of Humanity's Religious Inclination

4. The Social Function of Religions PART IV On the Rise of Religious Belief

1. Innate Mental Principles: Causality and Teleology

2. Historicity of Religions

3. Critique of Historicity

4. The Rational Setting and the Debates around it Conclusion: A Holistic View

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780755643233

0755643232

9780755643257

0755643259

9780755643240

0755643240

Publisher Number:

40031626247

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