Children and childhood in world religions : primary sources and texts /

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While children figure prominently in religious traditions, few books have directly explored the complex relationships between children and religion. This is the first book to examine the theme of children in major religions of the world. Each of six chapters, edited by world-class scholars, focuses...

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Hauptverfasser:
Browning, Don S., Bunge, Marcia J.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
While children figure prominently in religious traditions, few books have directly explored the complex relationships between children and religion. This is the first book to examine the theme of children in major religions of the world. Each of six chapters, edited by world-class scholars, focuses on one religious tradition and includes an introduction and a selection of primary texts ranging from legal to liturgical and from the ancient to the contemporary. Through both the scholarly introductions and the primary sources, this comprehensive volume addresses a range of topics, from the sanctity of birth to a child's relationship to evil, showing that issues regarding children are central to understanding world religions and raising significant questions about our own conceptions of children today.
Umfang:
1 online resource (411 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613587800
9781280492570
1280492570
9780813548425
081354842X
Schlagworte:
Religions.
Christian children.
Jewish children.
Muslim children.
Hindu children.
Confucianism.
Buddhist children.
Children > Religious aspects.
Experience (Religion) in children.
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