Islam Observed

Islam Observed
Author: Clifford Geertz
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1971-08-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780226285115

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"In four brief chapters," writes Clifford Geertz in his preface, "I have attempted both to lay out a general framework for the comparative analysis of religion and to apply it to a study of the development of a supposedly single creed, Islam, in two quite contrasting civilizations, the Indonesian and the Moroccan." Mr. Geertz begins his argument by outlining the problem conceptually and providing an overview of the two countries. He then traces the evolution of their classical religious styles which, with disparate settings and unique histories, produced strikingly different spiritual climates. So in Morocco, the Islamic conception of life came to mean activism, moralism, and intense individuality, while in Indonesia the same concept emphasized aestheticism, inwardness, and the radical dissolution of personality. In order to assess the significance of these interesting developments, Mr. Geertz sets forth a series of theoretical observations concerning the social role of religion.

Religious Life in America

Religious Life in America
Author: Ernest Hamlin Abbott
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-05-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781358575044

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Observations on Religious Dissent

Observations on Religious Dissent
Author: Renn Dickson HAMPDEN (Bishop of Hereford.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1834
Genre:
ISBN:

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Observations on Religious Dissent

Observations on Religious Dissent
Author: Renn Dickson Hampden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 46
Release: 1834
Genre: Church and education
ISBN:

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Observations concerning faith

Observations concerning faith
Author: Jonathan Edwards
Publisher:
Total Pages: 662
Release: 1844
Genre: Congregational churches
ISBN:

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