A History of Religious Ideas, Volume 2
A History of Religious Ideas, Volume 2

Author: Mircea Eliade

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2011-12-16

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 022602735X

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In volume 2 of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas. The religions of ancient China, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Buddha and his contemporaries, Roman religion, Celtic and German religions, Judaism, the Hellenistic period, the Iranian syntheses, and the birth of Christianity—all are encompassed in this volume.

The Naturalness of Religious Ideas
The Naturalness of Religious Ideas

Author: Pascal Boyer

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-12-22

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 0520911628

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Why do people have religious ideas? And why thosereligious ideas? The main theme of Pascal Boyer's work is that important aspects of religious representations are constrained by universal properties of the human mind-brain. Experimental results from developmental psychology, he says, can explain why certain religious representations are more likely to be acquired, stored, and transmitted by human minds. Considering these universal constraints, Boyer proposes an exciting new answer to the question of why similar religious representations are found in so many different cultures. His work will be widely discussed by cultural anthropologists, psychologists, and students of religion, history, and philosophy.

The Christian Invention of Time
The Christian Invention of Time

Author: Simon Goldhill

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-02-03

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 1009080830

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Time is integral to human culture. Over the last two centuries people's relationship with time has been transformed through industrialisation, trade and technology. But the first such life-changing transformation – under Christianity's influence – happened in late antiquity. It was then that time began to be conceptualised in new ways, with discussion of eternity, life after death and the end of days. Individuals also began to experience time differently: from the seven-day week to the order of daily prayer and the festal calendar of Christmas and Easter. With trademark flair and versatility, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill uncovers this change in thinking. He explores how it took shape in the literary writing of late antiquity and how it resonates even today. His bold new cultural history will appeal to scholars and students of classics, cultural history, literary studies, and early Christianity alike.

History of Religious Ideas, Volume 3
History of Religious Ideas, Volume 3

Author: Mircea Eliade

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1988-03-15

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780226204055

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Examines the religions of ancient China, Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Celtic and German religions, Judaism, and Christianity, and explores each one's philosophical concepts.