Lost meanings of sacred texts. Bible, Quran, Vedas, Puranas, Talmud, Kabbalah
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“The history of religions, presented is available and relevant. A book that instantly became a classic. - Publishers Weekly
An unexpected and brilliant combination of theology, history and neuronauki. - The New Yorker
A powerful manifesto ... panoramic tour of the history of religions. - The Washington Post
A glorious journey ... Armstrong is the most eloquent and generous interpreter of religion, writing in English today. - The New Statesman
Karen Armstrong (born 1944) - a British religious scholar, philosopher and publicist, who gained wide recognition as an expert in the field of comparative religious studies. The author of more than 25 books translated into 45 languages of the world. Almost all of its main books have been published in Russia at different times. She was repeatedly awarded prestigious awards, including: TED Conference Awards, Four Freedoms Awards, Princess Asturian Princess and others. Karen Armstrong is an honorary doctor of sciences at several British universities.
An impressive and vivid story about the main sacred texts of world religions and the largest spiritual traditions of the past from the world famous specialist in religious studies, the author of 25 books published in 45 countries of the world. The modern attitude to the scriptures is dictated by a relatively recent erroneous understanding of their purpose. They are seen by collections of laws and rules of morality, unshakable eternal truths, a literal expression of the will of God and even useless archaic literary monuments. As Karen Armstrong shows, for most of his history, world religious traditions considered their sacred texts not at all as we used to think, but as effective tools that allow a person to connect with the divine, to experience a different level of consciousness and help interact with the world more consciously and more consciously and more consciously and sympathetic
An unexpected and brilliant combination of theology, history and neuronauki. - The New Yorker
A powerful manifesto ... panoramic tour of the history of religions. - The Washington Post
A glorious journey ... Armstrong is the most eloquent and generous interpreter of religion, writing in English today. - The New Statesman
Karen Armstrong (born 1944) - a British religious scholar, philosopher and publicist, who gained wide recognition as an expert in the field of comparative religious studies. The author of more than 25 books translated into 45 languages of the world. Almost all of its main books have been published in Russia at different times. She was repeatedly awarded prestigious awards, including: TED Conference Awards, Four Freedoms Awards, Princess Asturian Princess and others. Karen Armstrong is an honorary doctor of sciences at several British universities.
An impressive and vivid story about the main sacred texts of world religions and the largest spiritual traditions of the past from the world famous specialist in religious studies, the author of 25 books published in 45 countries of the world. The modern attitude to the scriptures is dictated by a relatively recent erroneous understanding of their purpose. They are seen by collections of laws and rules of morality, unshakable eternal truths, a literal expression of the will of God and even useless archaic literary monuments. As Karen Armstrong shows, for most of his history, world religious traditions considered their sacred texts not at all as we used to think, but as effective tools that allow a person to connect with the divine, to experience a different level of consciousness and help interact with the world more consciously and more consciously and more consciously and sympathetic
Author:
Author:Karen Armstrong
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Religion & Spiritually
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-154568-0
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