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Creation of the sacred : tracks of biology in early religions / Walter Burkert.

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Creation of the sacred : tracks of biology in early religions / Walter Burkert.

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Creation of the sacred : tracks of biology in early religions / Walter Burkert.

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Full title

Creation of the sacred : tracks of biology in early religions / Walter Burkert.

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Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.

Uniform title

Gifford lectures.

Date

1996.

Call Numbers

T0384102

Record Identifier

74VvZDxyNblM

MMS ID

991004506259702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xii, 255 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents

1. Culture in a Landscape: Situating Religion -- 2. Escape and Offerings -- 3. The Core of a Tale -- 4. Hierarchy -- 5. Guilt and Causality -- 6. The Reciprocity of Giving -- 7. The Validation of Signs: A Cosmos of Sense.

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Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.

Place of Publication

Massachusetts

Date Published

1996.

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Alternative Titles

Full title

Creation of the sacred : tracks of biology in early religions / Walter Burkert.

Variant title

Gifford lectures.

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Notes

General note

Originally presented as Gifford lectures delivered in Feb. and Mar. 1989 at the University of St. Andrews.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-248) and index.

Transferred from N291/204.

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Call Numbers

T0384102

Record Identifier

74VvZDxyNblM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvZDxyNblM

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ISBN

0674175697

9780674175693

DDC

291

MMS ID

991004506259702626

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