Patrick Gray

Broschiertes Buch

Varieties of Religious Invention

Founders and Their Functions in History

Beschreibung

What does it mean to call someone the "founder" of a religion? How have debates about figures such as Jesus, Muhammad, and Confucius served as proxies for broader cultural, theological, or political questions?

Autor

Patrick Gray is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He has published five books on the Bible, the history of biblical interpretation, and Hellenistic philosophy, including Opening Paul's Letters: A Reader's Guide to Genre and Interpretation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP US
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 389g
• ISBN-13: 9780199359721
• ISBN-10: 0199359725
• Artikelnr.: 42792715