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050 4 _aPJ
100 1 _aMüller, F. Max
_q(Friedrich Max),
_d1823-1900
245 1 0 _aChips from a German Workshop, Volume 1 :
_bEssays on the Science of Religion
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-02-26
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Geetu Melwani, Thierry Alberto, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 1" by F. Max Müller is a collection of essays on the science of religion written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the origins and evolution of religious thought and practices, emphasizing the continuity of ideas and traditions across different cultures, particularly focusing on ancient texts such as the Vedas, Zoroastrian texts, and Buddhist scriptures. At the start of the collection, Müller reflects on his journey in the study of the Vedas, recounting the encouragement and support he received from his friend Baron Bunsen. He introduces the Vedas as critical to understanding early human thought and religious expressions, arguing that these ancient texts carry significant historical and cultural weight. The opening lays out Müller's commitment to making complex subjects accessible to a broader audience while articulating the challenges of studying religion comparably across different traditions and periods. This sets the stage for more in-depth analyses of various religious systems and their interconnections, pointing toward a cross-cultural understanding of human spirituality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFolklore
653 _aLiterature -- History and criticism
653 _aMythology
653 _aReligions
653 _aComparative linguistics
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24686
999 _c65687
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