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Myth, Sacred History, and Philosophy: The Pre-Christian Religious Heritage of the West

Cornelius Loew

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Description:The idea that one's religion might be based on myth is foreign, if not offensive, to believers. But if you are not a believer, the idea of when exactly myth becomes sacred history and/or philosophy is an interesting one. The path can be traced most clearly in Greek elitist thought (elitist, because the hoi polloi continued to take their myths and their religion seriously). But even they had no clear dividing line between myth (which in Greek simply means "utterance of the mouth") and history, sacred or otherwise. In this fine little book, Loew attempts to describe the journey from one category to the next among the Sumerians and Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Jews, and finally the Greeks.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Myth, Sacred History, and Philosophy: The Pre-Christian Religious Heritage of the West. To get started finding Myth, Sacred History, and Philosophy: The Pre-Christian Religious Heritage of the West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 284

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World

Release: 1967

ISBN: 0155650017

Description: The idea that one's religion might be based on myth is foreign, if not offensive, to believers. But if you are not a believer, the idea of when exactly myth becomes sacred history and/or philosophy is an interesting one. The path can be traced most clearly in Greek elitist thought (elitist, because the hoi polloi continued to take their myths and their religion seriously). But even they had no clear dividing line between myth (which in Greek simply means "utterance of the mouth") and history, sacred or otherwise. In this fine little book, Loew attempts to describe the journey from one category to the next among the Sumerians and Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Jews, and finally the Greeks.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Myth, Sacred History, and Philosophy: The Pre-Christian Religious Heritage of the West. To get started finding Myth, Sacred History, and Philosophy: The Pre-Christian Religious Heritage of the West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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