In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe and ongoing exploration of the lands beyond Europe, Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (1723-37) set a new agenda for thinking about faith and provided a lasting visual template for representing the world's religions. In the work's seven massive volumes, Jean Frederic Bernard and the renowned engraver Bernard Picart invited readers to view religions and their institutions as cultural practices. Bernard Picart and the First Global Vision of Religion approaches this much-cited but little-studied work from a...
In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe and ongoing exploration of the lands beyond Europe, Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les p...
This title considers the history of the first comparative religion book that made way for religious tolerance. It explores Bernard Picart and Jean Frederic Bernard's 'The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of all the Peoples of the World'.
This title considers the history of the first comparative religion book that made way for religious tolerance. It explores Bernard Picart and Jean Fre...
