Cosmologies of pure realms and the rhetoric of pollution
Auteur :
Yoo, Yohan / Watts, James W.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367722777
Date de publication :
9 janv. 2023
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
267 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This collaboration between two scholars from different fields of religious studies draws on three comparative data sets to develop a new theory of purity and pollution in religion, arguing that a culture’s beliefs about cosmological realms shapes its pollution ideas and its purification practices.