Varieties of Religious Invention
Subtitle: Founders and Their Functions in History
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 01, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780199359714
Description: 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: Source title: Varieties of Religious Invention: Founders and Their Functions in History