Comprehending the Guru: Toward a Grammar of Religious Perception (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781555401771)

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.

Author: Daniel Gold
ISBN-10: 1555401775
ISBN-13: 9781555401771
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/02/1988
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.62h x 6.54w x 0.36d