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UNINA9910825479003321 |
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Titolo |
Children and childhood in world religions : primary sources and texts / / edited by Don S. Browning and Marcia J. Bunge |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49257-0 |
9786613587800 |
0-8135-4842-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (411 p.) |
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Collana |
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Rutgers series in childhood studies |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BrowningDon S |
BungeMarcia J <1954-> (Marcia JoAnn) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religions |
Christian children |
Jewish children |
Muslim children |
Hindu children |
Confucianism |
Buddhist children |
Children - Religious aspects |
Experience (Religion) in children |
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Formato |
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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Nota di contenuto |
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Judaism / Elisheva Baumgarten -- Christianity / Marcia J. Bunge and John Wall -- Islam / Avner Giladi -- Hinduism / Laurie L. Patton -- Buddhism / Alan Cole -- Confucianism / Yiqun Zhou. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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While children figure prominently in religious traditions, few books have directly explored the complex relationships between children and religion. This is the first book to examine the theme of children in major religions of the world. Each of six chapters, edited by world-class scholars, focuses on one religious tradition and includes an introduction and a selection of primary texts ranging from legal to liturgical and from the ancient to the contemporary. Through both the scholarly introductions and the primary sources, this comprehensive |
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