Al-Din: A Prolegomenon to the Study of the History of Religions

ISBN-13: 9780755643226 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 224 str.

M.A. Draz

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Foreword Acknowledgements Editor’s Introduction M. A. Draz Al-Din: Background, context and summary Note on the translation Introduction: A brief overview of the history of the study of religions The pharaonic age The Hellenic age The Roman age The Christian age The Islamic age The European Renaissance 1 Determining the meaning of ‘religion’ 2 Religion, morality, philosophy and science Religion and morality Religion and philosophy Religion and the sciences 3 Humanity’s natural religious inclination The antiquity of religions The future of religion in the face of scientific progress Sources of the religious sentiment in human nature The social function of religions 4 On the origin of belief in God Underlying factors in the human mind Naturalism Animism Psychology Morality Sociology Revelation Conclusion Editor’s Bibliography Author’s Bibliography Index