50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know: Religion (eBook)

Daniele Bolelli (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
144 Seiten
RED WHEEL/WEISER E-BOOK ACCOUNT (Verlag)
978-1-934708-76-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This compendium of obscure facts about the world's religions highlights the political, cultural, and philosophical aspects of the history of religion. If you're waiting for the world's "e;Holy Men"e; to tell you the truth about their religions, do you suppose they'll mention that:- The Tao Te Ching was only created because Lao Tzu was thrown in jail by a disciple who didn't want to let him leave town without writing down his teachings?- "e;Passover"e; celebrates God killing all firstborn Egyptian kids while Jewish homes were "e;passed over"e; by the angel of death?- Shinto, a natureloving, mellow religion, was transformed by the Japanese government into a nationalistic ideology promoting "e;holy"e; war?Adding to its popular "e;50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know"e; series, Disinformation has teamed with Daniele Bolelli writer, professor of comparative religion, and renowned martial arts practitioner and philosopher to tackle an ever more serious and important topic: popular misconceptions about religion. Among other revelations:- Carpocrates, an early Christian, argued that sex orgies were a key to heaven. - Prostitution was a religious duty in Mesopotamian temples. - The two major Chinese religions (Taoism and Confucianism) are completely at odds with each other and yet are often practiced together. - Despite having persecuted Jews for two thousand years, Christian fundamentalists are Israel's biggest supporters. Capturing just the right balance of in-depth knowledge, respect, humor, and irreverence, Bolelli takes an ecumenical approach to the task, revealing surprising, shocking, and little-known facts about the "e;big three"e; religions but also many more, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and, of course, the increasingly popular nonreligion: atheism.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.6.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-934708-76-3 / 1934708763
• ISBN-13: 978-1-934708-76-7 / 9781934708767