Bibliograph

Religion as we know it, an origin story, Jack Miles

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Religion as we know it, an origin story, Jack Miles

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-145) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Religion as we know it

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1108814968

Responsibility statement

Jack Miles

Sub title

an origin story

Summary

"A short, provocative book on religion from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. In his new book, acclaimed scholar Jack Miles poses a question: How did our forebears begin to think about religion as a distinct domain, separate from other activities that were once inseparable from it? Starting at the birth of Christianity-a religion inextricably bound to Western thought-Miles reveals how we in the West have come to isolate religion as an object of study, and how drastically our perception has changed over time and across societies. Through the break between the Christian and Jewish communities, the fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of Islam, and the growth of Western empires, Miles reveals how Western religious thought has always been based on comparison of the known with the emergent unknown. Religion as We Know It challenges readers to unmoor themselves from traditional thinking and observe how the events of the still-unfolding past continue to shape how we think of religion today"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preamble: On starting from where we are -- Can religion be defined? -- How Christian Europe learned to compare religions -- Broadening the foundation, raising the roof -- Why religion?

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