Reverence : renewing a forgotten virtue/ Paul Woodruff.
Reverence : renewing a forgotten virtue/ Paul Woodruff.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N170/198
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Language
English
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Physical content
248 p. ; 19 cm.
Contents
1. Introducing Reverence -- 2. Without Reverence -- 3. Music and a Funeral: Finding Reverence -- 4. Bare Reverence -- 5. Ancient Greece: The Way of Being Human -- 6. Ancient China: The Way of Power -- 7. Reverence Without a Creed -- 8. Reverence Across Religions -- 9. Relativism -- 10. The Reverent...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2001.
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"Ranging widely over diverse cultural terrain - from Philip Larkin to ancient Greek poetry, from modern politics to Chinese philosophy - Woodruff shows how absolutely essential reverence is to a well-functioning society. He tackles some thorny questions: How does reverence allow not only for leaders but for followers? What role does reverence play...
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Reverence : renewing a forgotten virtue/ Paul Woodruff.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-243) and index.
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N170/198
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74VvQ54MNJdM
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0195157958 (pbk.)
9780195147780
0195147782
9780195157956 (pbk.)
DDC
170
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991014693359702626
