{"product_id":"bernard-picart-and-the-first-lynn-hunt-9780892369683","title":"Bernard Picart and the First Global Vision of Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe and ongoing exploration of the lands beyond Europe, \u003ci\u003eCérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde\u003c\/i\u003e (1723-37) set a new agenda for thinking about faith and provided a lasting visual template for representing the world's religions. In the work's seven massive volumes, Jean Frederic Bernard and the renowned engraver Bernard Picart invited readers to view religions and their institutions as cultural practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard Picart and The First Global Vision of Religion \u003c\/i\u003eapproaches this much-cited but little-studied work from a variety of angles. Its fifteen scholarly essays examine Bernard and Picart's authorial and artistic strategies, the handling of religious difference in \u003ci\u003eCérémonies et coutumes religieuses\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cultural context that fostered the creation of one of the most influential works of comparative religion ever published\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynn Hunt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 089236968X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780892369683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Getty Research Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/11\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/24\/2010 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 17","brand":"Lynn Hunt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896498053375,"sku":"9780892369683","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a31f79d2-b337-4413-9fe4-1c7562b20b5b.jpg?v=1721371564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bernard-picart-and-the-first-lynn-hunt-9780892369683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}