Concepts of Person in Religion and Thought / / ed. by Andy F. Sanders, Hans G. Kippenberg, Yme B. Kuiper.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 1990 - 1999
• MitwirkendeR: Bakker, Hans T.,; Berner, Ulrich,; Bosch, Lourens P. van den,; Drees, Wim Β.,; Drijvers, Han J.W.,; Elias, Norbert,; Geertz, Armin W.,; Hofstede, B. P.,; Hubbeling, Hubertus G.,; Jensen, Jeppe S.,; Kippenberg, Hans G.,; Kuiper, Yme B.,; Leemhuis, Fred,; Meslin, Michel,; Oosten, Jasper J.,; Sanders, Andy F.,; Velde, Herman te,; Witte, Hans A.,
• HerausgeberIn: Kippenberg, Hans G.,; Kuiper, Yme B.,; Sanders, Andy F.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©1990
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: Reprint 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Religion and Reason : Theory in the Study of Religion , 37
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; PREFACE --; CONTENTS --; Studying Concepts of Person: General Introduction --; PART I: THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS --; Introduction --; Some Remarks on the Concept of Person in Western Philosophy --; A Few Critical Remarks on the Concept of Person --; The Concept of Person in American Anthropology: The Cultural Perspective of Clifford Geertz --; The Concept of Person: Some Heuristical Notes --; Religious Traditions and the Human Person --; PART II: ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN CONCEPTS OF PERSON --; Some Remarks on the Concept 'Person' in the Ancient Egyptian Culture --; Name and Person in Ancient Judaism and Christianity --; The Image of the Philosopher in Late Antiquity and in Early Christianity --; The Saint as Symbol: Conceptions of the Person in Late Antiquity and Early Christianity --; Fear of Death --; PART III: NON-WESTERN CONCEPTS OF PERSON --; Towards Contemporary Islamic Concepts of the Person --; Can You Marry a Djinni? An Aspect of the Djinn as Persons --; Some Reflections on the Concept of Person in Ancient Indian Texts --; An Indian Image of Man: An Inquiry into a Change of Perspective in the Hindu World-view --; Hopi Hermeneutics: Ritual Person Among the Hopi Indians of Arizona --; Ego-Awareness and the Person in the West African World View --; PART IV: SPECIAL ISSUES --; Persona Non Grata: The Case of Zwarte Piet --; Extraterrestrial Persons --; General Bibliography --; About the Authors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110874372; 9783110638110; 9783110305630
• ISSN: 0080-0848
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110874372
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Andy F. Sanders, Hans G. Kippenberg, Yme B. Kuiper.