Morris Jastrow

The Study of Religion (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

(The Contemporary Science Series)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The author believes thatin the course of historyfew forces are more powerful than religion and therefore religion is worthy of rigorous study. In his 1901 work, Jastrow tackles fundamental questions about the origin, character, and classification of religion, as well as ethics, philosophy, psychology, mythology, and moreattempting to place in the hand of the reader a tool with which to begin a scientific study of religion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 486
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411461024
• Artikelnr.: 42132680

Autorenporträt

Morris Jastrow, Jr. (1861-1921) was born in Warsaw and raised in Philadelphia. An orientalist, he was professor of Semitic languages and a librarian at the University of Pennsylvania. He edited the Jewish Encyclopedia and contributed to the Encyclopaedia Biblica. His writings include Zionism and the Future of Palestine and A Gentle Cynic.