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The invention of sacred tradition /
"The dictionary definition of tradition refers to beliefs and practices that have been transmitted from generation to generation; however, 'tradition' can rest simply on the claim that certain cultural elements are rooted in the past. Claim and documented historical reality need not o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The dictionary definition of tradition refers to beliefs and practices that have been transmitted from generation to generation; however, 'tradition' can rest simply on the claim that certain cultural elements are rooted in the past. Claim and documented historical reality need not overlap. In the domain of religion, historically verifiable traditions coexist with recent innovations whose origins are spuriously projected back into time. This book examines the phenomenon of 'invented traditions' in religions, ranging in time from Zoroastrianism to Scientology, and geographically from Tibet to North America and Europe. The various contributions, together with an introduction that surveys the field, use individual case studies to address questions such as the rationale for creating historical tradition for one's doctrines and rituals; the mechanisms by which hitherto unknown texts can enter an existing corpus; and issues of acceptance and skepticism in the reception of dubious texts."--Publisher's description |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 306 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511488450 0511488459 9780511369551 0511369557 9780511370076 0511370075 9780511371073 0511371071 9781281156082 1281156086 1107178509 9781107178502 0511369050 9780511369056 9786611156084 6611156089 0511370601 9780511370601 |