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Religion in World History: The Persistence of Imperial Communion

By John C. Super , Briane K. Turley

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2006
ISBN
0-415-31457-7, 0-415-31458-5, 9780415314572
LCC
BL65.H5 S87 2005
Open Library ID
OL22717370M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4262554 bytes)
Series
Themes in World History
Edition
1
Pages
192\197
Topic
History
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Individuals and groups have long found identity and meaning through religion and its collective expression. In Religion in World History, John C. Super and Briane K. Turley examine the value of religion for interpreting the human experience in the past and present. Through this they explore those elements of religion that best connect it with cultural and political dynamics that have influenced history. Working within this general framework, Super and Turley bring out three unifying themes: DT The relationship between formal and informal religious beliefs, how these change through time, and how they are reflected in different cultures DT The relationship between church and state, from theocracies to the repression of religion DT The ongoing search for spiritual certainty, and the consequent splintering of core religious beliefs and the development of new ones

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