Olav (Hrsg.) Hammer

The Invention of Sacred Tradition

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The dictionary definition of tradition refers to beliefs and practices that have been transmitted from generation to generation, however, 'tradition' can rest simply on the claim that certain cultural elements are rooted in the past. Claim and documented historical reality need not overlap. In the domain of religion, historically verifiable traditions coexist with recent innovations whose origins are spuriously projected back into time. This book examines the phenomenon of 'invented traditions' in religions ranging in time from Zoroastrianism to Scientology, and geographically from Tibet to North America and Europe. The various contributions,… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Lewis, James R. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-521-86479-4
EAN: 9780521864794
Produktnummer: 2917876
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.1 cm 618 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 618

Über den Autor

James R. Lewis is lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin. He is editor of a number of collected works and author of numerous books and articles including Legitimating New Religions (2003). Olav Hammer is Professor, History of Religions at the University of Southern Denmark. His publications include Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age (2001).