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Leaf Murray J. |
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The anthropology of Western religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Other Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter Two: Backgrounds to the West; Geopolitics; City Gods and Law; Gilgamesh Epic; Gods and Oaths; Family and Clan Gods; Mystery Cults; Zoroastrianism; Greek and Roman Philosophy; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Judaism; Central Ideas; Biblical History; Legal Content in the Tanakh; Subsequent Developments; Ceremonies; Recent Organizational Developments; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes |
Chapter Four: Early ChristianityCore Ideas; The Life of Christ; The Gospels in the Context of Judaism; Christianity beyond the Jewish Context; Formation of the Canon; Christianity's Two Idea Systems; Conclusion: The End of Early Christianity; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: Islam; Foundation; The Division Between Sunni and Shia; Elements of Doctrine; Organizations; Constituency; Baha'i; Ahmadiyya movement; The Arab Spring; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Later Christianity; Roman Catholicism: Centralization; The Crusades and Inquisition |
Pre-Reformation Heretical MovementsThe Renaissance and the Reformation; The Counter-Reformation; The Radical Reformation; The Great Awakenings; United Church of Canada; "Marginal" Christians; Critical Scholarship and Public Theology; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; |
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Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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The Anthropology of Western Religions: Ideas, Organizations, and Constituencies is a comparative survey of the world's major religious traditions as professional enterprises and, often, as social movements. Documenting the principle ideas behind Western religious traditions from an anthropological perspective, Murray J. Leaf demonstrates how these ideas have been used in building internal organizations that mobilize or fail to mobilize external support. Leaf documents a wide range of cultural and social phen |
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