Hibbert Lectures 1891
Subtitle: Lectures on the Origin and Growth of the Conception of God as Illustrated by Anthropology and History
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: May 31, 1942
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780766102071
Subjects: Religious; Philosophy; Metaphysics; Mysticism
First sentence: WHEN the first volume of the Hibbert Lectures appeared, in 1878, the general history of religions was but just beginning to take its place in the courses of advanced study on the Continent; and I can well remember the delight and admiration with which-devoted as I had long been to this branch of historical study-I devoured the pages on which Prof. Max Muller had lavished the wealth of his knowledge and the charm of his style in drawing out the lessons to be derived from the study of the Religions of India.