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100 1 _aScholten, Johannes Henricus,
_d1811-1885
245 1 2 _aA Comparative View of Religions
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-12-19
508 _aE-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by the Making of America collection of the University of Michigan Libraries (http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/)
520 _a"A Comparative View of Religions" by Johannes Henricus Scholten is a scholarly examination of various religious systems, likely written during the late 19th century. The book aims to analyze religions through the lens of psychological development, providing insights into how different cultures and societies have conceptualized the divine and humanity's relationship with it. It provides a structured comparison of the evolution of religious beliefs from primitive forms to more complex systems. In this work, Scholten traces the development of religious thought and practices across various cultures, beginning with the most basic expressions such as fetichism among indigenous peoples, and progressing through structured belief systems like those of the Chinese, Egyptians, Persian Zoroastrianism, and the Indian religions including Brahminism and Buddhism. He provides a detailed overview of how each religion developed its concepts of divinity and morality, highlighting key figures and philosophical underpinnings. The text culminates with a discussion on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, pointing out their historical roots and shared concepts while celebrating the evolution of religious thought toward a more personal and moral understanding of the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aReligions
700 1 _aWashburn, Francis T.
_q(Francis Tucker),
_d1843-1873
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20137
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