num_pages: 264
description: Ten noted religious studies scholars examine the sacred scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Mormonism to produce an authoritative, comprehensive survey of the writings that shape the world's major religions. The Holy Book in Comparative Perspective concentrates on the origins, forms, and functions of scriptures in religious life. This volume also includes a thought-provoking chapter on the transmission of sacred traditions among nonliterate populations and a rebuttal of the widespread elevation of "primitive" traditions over literate traditions.
language: English
title: The Holy Book in Comparative Perspective
titlecomplete: The Holy Book in Comparative Perspective (Studies in Comparative Religion)
ratings_count: 4
series: Studies in Comparative Religion
publisher: University of South Carolina Press