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One God of all? : probing pluralist identities /

The claim has repeatedly been made, and has often been contested, that a single transcendent being is present or active in all of the world's major religions. In this view, names such as "God," "Allah," "nirvana," "Vishnu," and "Brahman" all ref...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hallett, Garth L., 1927-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Continuum, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The claim has repeatedly been made, and has often been contested, that a single transcendent being is present or active in all of the world's major religions. In this view, names such as "God," "Allah," "nirvana," "Vishnu," and "Brahman" all refer to the same transcendent reality. Absent from the debate and here provided is a serious study of such claims in the light of the most pertinent philosophical literature, namely that concerning questions of identity and individuation. Of necessity, the terms that the claims employ are very general and abstract: the world's religions, it is said, all r.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 141 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index.
ISBN:9780826420398
0826420397
1282977520
9781282977525
9786612977527
6612977523