Comparative Religion

Offers a broad historical survey of various religious viewpoints ranging from ideas about magic and ancestor-worship to Buddhism and monotheism.

F. B. Jevons (Author)

9781107401754, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 August 2011

164 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Published in 1913, F. B. Jevons's volume Comparative Religion offers a broad historical survey of various religious viewpoints ranging from ideas about magic and ancestor-worship to Buddhism and monotheism.

1. Introduction
2. Sacrifice
3. Magic
4. Ancestor-worship
5. The future life
6. Dualism
7. Buddhism
8. Monotheism
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Religion: general [HRA]