Religion as metaphor for ethno-ethical identity / Ignatius Jesudasan.
| Author/creator | Jesudasan, Ignatius |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Milwaukee, Wis. : Marquette University Press, |
| Description | 183 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Marquette studies in theology ; no. 77 |
| Contents | Metaphor, truth, mystery & mystification -- The ethical factor of ethnic faith -- Ethnic faith as a metaphorical construct -- Faiths as mutually deconstructive metaphors -- Religions as ethnic identity-defining metaphors -- God, angels & devil as metaphors of Semitic societies -- Basic metaphors of non-Semitic societies -- Adamic myth as allegorized Israelite history -- The Gospel metaphor versus the Adamic Israelite -- The metaphor and mystery of Christmas -- Mary's virginity as metaphor of Christian ethnicity -- Easter & baptism as Adwaitic Christian metaphors -- Church-constructive metaphors of Peter and Paul -- Adwaitic metaphorical reading of the Nicene creed -- Acts shows metaphors making new identities -- From ethnic ethics & theology to global praxis. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011041023 |
| ISBN | 9780874627930 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0874627931 (pbk. : alk. paper) |