Dimensions of the Sacred: An Anatomy of the World's Beliefs (Record no. 78568)
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| fixed length control field | 01667nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0002551403 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 291.2 N6227 D |
| Item number | 23162 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ninan Smart |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Dimensions of the Sacred: An Anatomy of the World's Beliefs |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Harper Collins Publishers |
| Date of publication | 1996 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 331 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | A world-renowned religion scholar explores the world's major religions and comparable secular systems of thought in this unusually wide-ranging and accessible work. Ninian Smart considers Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, as well as Marxist-Leninism, Maoism, nationalism, and Native American, African, and other systems of belief. His goal is to advance our understanding of how we as human beings interact thoughtfully with the cosmos and express the exigencies of our own nature and existence. Smart demonstrates that diverse systems of belief reflect several recurring themes: the tendency to worship, the contemplative life, story-telling, a view of history, ethical instruction, guidelines on bodily practices, rituals, and visual icons. He examines each of these themes in relation to specific belief systems. He points out that religions and comparable world views should be studied at least as much through their practices as through their beliefs. The result of twenty-five years of research, this comprehensive book is nothing less than an analysis of the entire pattern of human spiritual life, viewed through what Smart calls 'the grammar of symbols, the modes and forms in which religion manifests itself'. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Philosophy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Religions |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Belief and doubt |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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| General | Chinmaya International Foundation | Chinmaya International Foundation | General Stacks | 13/05/2019 | Donation | 291.2 N6227 D 23162 | 23162 | 13/05/2019 | Books |