Comprehending the Guru: Toward a Grammar of Religious Perception

by Daniel Gold

Overview

This work contrasts the living guru in whom disciples place their trust to other objects of faith found in the world religions. Of these, two main alternatives emerge: past founders and great gods, to whom all may have access; and the sanctified way of life known to those within enduring cultures. Coming together in diverse configurations within different religious traditions, these primary objects of faith are taken as the basic elements of a syntax of religious perception. Although Daniel Gold focuses on examples from North Indian Hinduism, he writes for generalists in religious studies, developing a broad comparative framework and reflecting on some possibilities for the growth of knowledge in history of religions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555401771
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/02/1988
Series:	AAR Academy Series , #57
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.62(w) x 6.54(h) x 0.36(d)