Literature and Religion

by David Jasper and Ou Guang-An

Book Overview

How does one culture ""read"" another? This book is a series of conversations between a scholar from China and a scholar from the West, each reading texts from the other's culture. One of the key issues is the nature of religion and what we understand by that term in a world in which ancient religious and customs seem to be dying or under threat. Does literature and religion offer the possibility of mutual understanding--or merely illustrate our differences?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532652186
• ISBN13: 9781532652189
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"