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Religious reading : the place of reading in the practice of religion /

What social conditions and intellectual practices are necessary in order for religious cultures to flourish? In this text, the author finds the answer in "religious reading", the kind of reading in which a religious believer allows his mind to be furnished and his heart instructed by a sac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffiths, Paul J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Books and reading > Religious aspects > Comparative studies.
Books and reading > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Books and reading > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Books and reading > India.
Books and reading > Africa, North.
Livres et lecture > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Livres et lecture > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Livres et lecture > Inde.
Livres et lecture > Afrique du Nord.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Reference.
Books and reading > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Books and reading
Books and reading > Religious aspects
Books and reading > Religious aspects > Christianity
North Africa
India
Electronic books.
Comparative studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:What social conditions and intellectual practices are necessary in order for religious cultures to flourish? In this text, the author finds the answer in "religious reading", the kind of reading in which a religious believer allows his mind to be furnished and his heart instructed by a sacred text.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 210 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index.
ISBN:1423760239
9781423760238
1280471751
9781280471759