Faces in the clouds : a new theory of religion / / Stewart Elliott Guthrie
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| Autore: |
Guthrie Stewart <1941->
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| Titolo: |
Faces in the clouds : a new theory of religion / / Stewart Elliott Guthrie
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 211 |
| Soggetto topico: | Anthropomorphism |
| Religion - Controversial literature | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1993. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; 1. The Need for a Theory; 2. Animism, Perception, and the Effort After Meaning; 3. The Origin of Anthropomorphism; 4. Anthropomorphism as Perception; 5. Anthropomorphism in the Arts; 6. Anthropomorphism in Philosophy and Science; 7. Religion as Anthropomorphism; Notes; References; Figure Credits; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This monograph provides and defends a widely-shared definition of the world's religions. It calls this definition "systematic anthropomorphism" - the attribution of human characteristics to non-human events. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Faces in the clouds |
| ISBN: | 0-19-028274-6 |
| 0-19-773907-5 | |
| 1-280-45155-6 | |
| 0-19-802336-7 | |
| 0-19-535680-2 | |
| 1-4237-5887-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807410603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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