《Creation of the Sacred》是Harvard University Press出版的圖書，作者是Walter Burkert
基本介紹
- 中文名：Creation of the Sacred
- 作者：Walter Burkert
- 出版社：Harvard University Press
- 出版時間：1998年1月13日
- 頁數：272 頁
- 定價：28.50 美元
- 裝幀：Paperback
- ISBN：9780674175709
內容簡介
Sacrifice - ranging from the sacrifice of virgins to circumcision to giving up what is most valued - is essential to all religions. Could there be a natural, even biological, reason? Why are sacrifice and numerous other religious rituals and concepts shared by so many different cultures? In this book, the author explores the possibility of natural religion. It provides insight ...(展開全部) Sacrifice - ranging from the sacrifice of virgins to circumcision to giving up what is most valued - is essential to all religions. Could there be a natural, even biological, reason? Why are sacrifice and numerous other religious rituals and concepts shared by so many different cultures? In this book, the author explores the possibility of natural religion. It provides insight to religious thought, past and present, and raises questions about the ultimate reasons for, and the ultimate meaning of human religiousness.
