This book is now firmly established as the standard treatment of its subject. The history of comparative religion is traced in detail from its beginnings in the nineteenth century; in the work of scholars such as Max Muller and anthropologists - such as Tylor; Lang; Robertson-Smith and Frazer - through the American psychologists of religion - such as Starbuck; Leuba; William James - to the period after the First World War; when the evolutionary approach was seriously called into question. It also examines the relevance of religion to Freud and Jung; the 'phenomenology of religion'; the tensions between comparative religion and theology; and the work of such outstanding personalities as Nathan Söderblom and Rudolf Otto. The last two chapters review the main issues raised since the Second World War.
#175065 in Books Allen Lane / The Penguin Press 1997-07-01 1997-07-01Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.30 x 1.97 x 6.30l; .0 #File Name: 0713991313648 pagescomplete translations of Dead Sea Scrolls into English
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184 of 187 people found the following review helpful. Suffers heavy abridgement! DECEIPTIVE TITLE!By David D. OwensThis is nowhere near the complete Dead Sea scrolls; and I'm not referring to the portions that are absent due to the original text being damaged and unreadable; I'm talking about entire sections that exist in English but for some reason are not included in this "complete" collection. Firstly; it only contains the non-biblical Dead Sea scrolls but even those suffer a painful abridgement. For example; the Genesis Apocryphon does not include any text from columns 3; 4; 5; 8; 9 or 10 (and go figure I was specifically needing column 5). The introduction even admits that they exist and have even been translated and is kind enough to provide information on where to look if you wish to read them. Kind; yes; but insulting given the book's title and $22 price mark.If this were called "Abridged Portions of Selected Dead Sea Scrolls in English" I would respect it as that would be a wonderfully accurate title; but we all know that it would not sell nearly as well as it has if it had been labeled honestly. This blatant marketing deception fueled by greed is probably to be placed upon Penguin Classics and not the late Geza Vermes; who is an exceptional biblical scholar.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great buyBy Ortrud Jonesgreat buy2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Dead Sea ScrollsBy William BillingsleaAwesome book. I find this book to be a great addendum to my spiritual library. I use it to supplement my historical and background knowledge the same as I use the Book of Jasher; the Book of Jubilees; Josephus and the Book of Enoch. The book was in great shape and arrived on time. A great value for what the reader gets. The only draw back was the size of the type font. I find that as I'm getting older it's getting harder to read smaller type font; but that's why the Lord has me wearing tri-focals. Get the book; you'll be glad you did.
