The lost art of Scripture : rescuing the sacred texts / Karen Armstrong.
The lost art of Scripture : rescuing the sacred texts / Karen Armstrong.
The lost art of Scripture : rescuing the sacred texts / Karen Armstrong.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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G 2020/2726
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
605 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part one. Cosmos and society -- Israel: remembering in order to belong -- India: sound and silence -- China: the primacy of ritual -- Part two. Mythos -- New story; new self -- Empathy -- Unknowing -- Canon -- Midrash -- Embodiment -- Recitation and intentio -- Ineffability -- Part three. Logos -- S...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture--the holy texts at the centre of all religious traditions--may not be immediately obvious in our secular world but its...
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Full title
The lost art of Scripture : rescuing the sacred texts / Karen Armstrong.
Portion of title
Rescuing the sacred texts
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Notes
General note
"A Borzoi Book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-578) and index.
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©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2020/2726
Record Identifier
74VKadPRv2rO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadPRv2rO
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ISBN
0451494865 hardcover
9780451494863 hardcover
DDC
208.2
MMS ID
991024317396802626
