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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788716503321

Titolo

Concepts of person in religion and thought / / editors, Hans G. Kippenberg, Yme B. Kuiper, Andy F. Sanders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York : , : Monton de Gruyter, , 1990

ISBN

3-11-087437-7

Edizione

[Reprint 2012]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 pages)

Collana

Religion and Reason ; ; 37

Classificazione

BE 2440

Altri autori (Persone)

KippenbergHans G (Hans Gerhard)

KuiperYme

SandersAndy F

Disciplina

291.2/2

Soggetti

Self

Human beings

Self (Philosophy)

Theological anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- STUDYING CONCEPTS OF PERSON -- PART ONE. THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- SOME REMARKS ON THE CONCEPT OF PERSON IN WESTERN PHILOSOPHY / Hubbeling, Hubertus G. -- A FEW CRITICAL REMARKS ON THE CONCEPT OF PERSON / Oosten, Jasper J. -- THE CONCEPT OF PERSON IN AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGY / Kuiper, Yme B. -- THE CONCEPT OF PERSON: SOME HEURISTICAL NOTES / Sanders, Andy F. -- RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND THE HUMAN PERSON / Meslin, Michel -- PART TWO. ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN CONCEPTS OF PERSON -- INTRODUCTION -- SOME REMARKS ON THE CONCEPT 'PERSON' IN THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE / Velde, Herman te -- NAME AND PERSON IN ANCIENT JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY / Kippenberg, Hans G. -- THE IMAGE OF THE PHILOSOPHER IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY / Berner, Ulrich -- THE SAINT AS SYMBOL / Drijvers, Han J.W. -- FEAR OF DEATH / Elias, Norbert -- PART THREE. NON-WESTERN CONCEPTS OF PERSON -- INTRODUCTION -- TOWARDS CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC CONCEPTS OF THE PERSON / Jensen, Jeppe S. -- CAN YOU MARRY A DJINNI? / Leemhuis, Fred -- SOME REFLECTIONS



ON THE CONCEPT OF PERSON IN ANCIENT INDIAN TEXTS / Bosch, Lourens P. van den -- AN INDIAN IMAGE OF MAN / Bakker, Hans T. -- HOPI HERMENEUTICS / Geertz, Armin W. -- EGO-AWARENESS AND THE PERSON IN THE WEST AFRICAN WORLD VIEW / Witte, Hans A. -- PART FOUR. SPECIAL ISSUES -- PERSONA NON GRATA / Hofstede, Barend P. -- EXTRATERRESTRIAL PERSONS / Drees, Wim Β. -- GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX