Religions in Four Dimensions: Existential and Aesthetic, Historical and Comparative

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Reader's Digest Press, 1976 - Religion - 490 pages

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PROLOGUE
13
ANCIENT ISRAEL
23
ANCIENT IRAN
54
Copyright

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Akiba ancient Angkor Arab asked Atman beautiful became believe Brahmin bronze Buddha Buddhism Buddhist art built called caste century B.C. Ch'an chapter China Chinese Christ Christian church Confucius conquered considered Crusade death doctrine Dome Egypt emperor empire eternal evil faith father followers Gandhi Gita gods Gospels Greek heaven Hebrew Bible hell Hindu Hinduism Holy human hundred ideas images India influence Isaiah Islam Israel Jain Jainism Japan Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism killed king Koran Lao-tze later lived Lord Mahayana Manichaeism means Mo-tze monks moral Moses mosque Muhammad Muslims never numbers Old Testament one's Pakistan Paul Persian philosophy prophets rabbis religion religious Rigveda Roman salvation scholars scriptures sculpture seems sense Shiva Shudra Sikhs slave soul spirit story teaching temple things thought tion tradition translated truth Upanishads Varuna Vedas verses Western whoever whole women words worship Zarathustra Zoroastrianism

About the author (1976)

Walter Kaufmann was born in Freiburg, Germany in July 1, 1921. He arrived in the United States at the age of 17 and became a citizen in 1944. He received a B.A. degree from Williams College in 1941 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1947. During World War II, he served in the United States Army from 1943-1946. He was a member of the philosophy department at Princeton University from 1947-1980. He was a philosopher, translator, poet, and photographer. His first book, a critical study of Nietzsche, was published in 1950. His other works include Critique of Religion and Philosophy, From Shakespeare to Existentialism, The Faith of a Heretic, Tragedy and Philosophy, Without Guilt and Justice, Religions in Four Dimensions, and Man's Lot. He died on September 4, 1980 at the age of 59.

Bibliographic information

TitleReligions in Four Dimensions: Existential and Aesthetic, Historical and Comparative
Photographs byWalter Kaufmann
Editionillustrated
PublisherReader's Digest Press, 1976
ISBN0883491044, 9780883491041
Length490 pages
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