Varieties of religious invention founders and their functions in history
What does it mean to call someone the "founder" of a religion? How have debates about figures such as Jesus, Muhammad, and Confucius served as proxies for broader cultural, theological, or political questions?
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2016]
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| Summary: | What does it mean to call someone the "founder" of a religion? How have debates about figures such as Jesus, Muhammad, and Confucius served as proxies for broader cultural, theological, or political questions? |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 210 pages 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780199359721 9780199359714 |