{"product_id":"dimensions-of-the-sacred-an-anatomy-of-the-worlds-beliefs-9780520219601","title":"Dimensions of the Sacred: An Anatomy of the World's Beliefs","description":"A world-renowned religion scholar explores the world's major religions and comparable secular systems of thought in this unusually wide-ranging and accessible work. Ninian Smart considers Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, as well as Marxist-Leninism, Maoism, nationalism, and Native American, African, and other systems of belief. His goal is to advance our understanding of how we as human beings interact thoughtfully with the cosmos and express the exigencies of our own nature and existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmart demonstrates that diverse systems of belief reflect several recurring themes: the tendency to worship, the contemplative life, story-telling, a view of history, ethical instruction, guidelines on bodily practices, rituals, and visual icons. He examines each of these themes in relation to specific belief systems. He points out that religions and comparable worldviews should be studied at least as much through their practices as through their beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result of twenty-five years of research, this comprehensive book is nothing less than an analysis of the entire pattern of human spiritual life, viewed through what Smart calls \"the grammar of symbols, the modes and forms in which religion manifests itself.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-318524\"\u003eNinian Smart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 5.97w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520219601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520219600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL017000\"\u003eComparative Religion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC002000\"\u003eAnthropology | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNinian Smart\u003c\/b\u003e is J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religions at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Among his many books are \u003ci\u003eBuddhism and Christianity: Rivals and Allies\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eChoosing a Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), and \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Experience\u003c\/i\u003e (5th edition, 1996).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44296961687789,"sku":"9780520219601","price":56.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_fc4f89bf-a23d-4e64-92c8-d916762c1767.jpg?v=1697217044","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dimensions-of-the-sacred-an-anatomy-of-the-worlds-beliefs-9780520219601","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}