9781555401771-1555401775-Comprehending the Guru: Toward a Grammar of Religious Perception (AAR Academy Series)

Comprehending the Guru: Toward a Grammar of Religious Perception (AAR Academy Series)

ISBN-13: 9781555401771
ISBN-10: 1555401775
Edition: 1
Author: Daniel Gold
Publication date: 1988
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 144 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781555401771
ISBN-10: 1555401775
Edition: 1
Author: Daniel Gold
Publication date: 1988
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 144 pages

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Comprehending the Guru: Toward a Grammar of Religious Perception (AAR Academy Series) (ISBN-13: 9781555401771 and ISBN-10: 1555401775), written by authors Daniel Gold, was published by Oxford University Press in 1988. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Linguistics (Words, Language & Grammar , Hinduism, Clergy, Worship & Devotion) books. You can easily purchase or rent Comprehending the Guru: Toward a Grammar of Religious Perception (AAR Academy Series) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Linguistics books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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This work contrasts the living guru in whom disciples place their trust to other objects of faith found in the world religions. Of these, two main alternatives emerge: past founders and great gods, to whom all may have access; and the sanctified way of life known to those within enduring cultures. Coming together in diverse configurations within different religious traditions, these primary objects of faith are taken as the basic elements of a syntax of religious perception. Although Daniel Gold focuses on examples from North Indian Hinduism, he writes for generalists in religious studies, developing a broad comparative framework and reflecting on some possibilities for the growth of knowledge in history of religions.

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