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Religion: A Humanist Interpretation Paperback - 1995
by Raymond William Firth
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A major problem in modern thought is the existence and survival of religion.
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Religion: A Humanist Interpretation represents a lifetime's work on the anthropology of religion from a rather unusual personal viewpoint. Raymond Firth treats religion as a human art, capable of great intellectual and artistic achievements, but also of complex manipulation to serve human interests of those who believe in it and operate it. His study is comparative, drawing material from a range of religions around the world. Its finding are a challenge to established beliefs.
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- Title Religion: A Humanist Interpretation
- Author Raymond William Firth
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Text is Free of
- Pages 254
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, New York, NY
- Date 1995-11-30
- ISBN 9780415128971 / 0415128978
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.44 x 5.42 x 0.88 in (21.44 x 13.77 x 2.24 cm)
- Reading level 1370
- Library of Congress subjects Religion, Religion and culture
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95001980
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.6
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