Varieties of Religious Invention: Founders and Their Functions in History

Book Overview

At the origins of the major religious traditions one typically finds a seminal figure. Names such as Jesus, Muhammad, Confucius, and Moses are well known, yet their status as "founders" has not gone uncontested. Does Paul deserve the credit for founding Christianity? Is Laozi the father of Daoism, or should that title belong to Zhuangzi? What is at stake, if anything, in debates about the historical Buddha? What assumptions are implicit in the claim...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199359725
• ISBN13: 9780199359721
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"