Children and Childhood in World Religions : Primary Sources and Texts PDF
Edited by Browning Don S. Browning, Bunge Marcia J. Bunge
Part of the Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies series
Description
Each of six chapters, edited by world-class scholars, focuses on one religious tradition and includes an introduction and a selection of primary texts ranging from legal to liturgical and from the ancient to the contemporary. Through both the scholarly introductions and the primary sources, this comprehensive volume addresses a range of topics, from the sanctity of birth to a child's relationship to evil, showing that issues regarding children are central to understanding world religions and raising significant questions about our own conceptions of children today.
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- Pages:412 pages
- Publisher:Rutgers University Press
- Publication Date:14/08/2009
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- ISBN:9780813548425
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:412 pages
- Publisher:Rutgers University Press
- Publication Date:14/08/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780813548425