Symbolism in Religion and Art

Charles Thomas Taylor (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

100 Seiten

2007
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3875-3 (ISBN)

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All of Charles Thomas Taylor's previous writings have attempted to reveal the universal rational foundation that undergirds all of the various ethical, political, and economic systems that best nurture human existence. With a latent recognition that the presence of symbolism in other areas of human concern, such as in religion or the fine arts, essentially communicates ethical value, Taylor presents his new book to consider the current relevance or irrelevance of religion and art for the ethical life.

An appreciation of beauty in nature and art is generally applauded, not as a substitute for that sense of sensual and emotional gratification that inevitably proceeds from successful rational endeavor toward the satisfaction of human needs, but as a supplemental source of pleasure and happiness. The outcome of Taylor's evaluation of the experience of religion in human affairs does not fare quite as well, for reasons that he lays out in systematic detail.

Although the book may be seen as offering some new and original ideas in either sphere of human concern, it is essentially a work of cultural anthropology that attempts to integrate, or not to integrate in some cases, the peripheral concerns of religion and aesthetics with a central ethical vision for the future of our species.

This is the author's fifth book and his third book published under an imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. His previous book, Symbiosism, suggests how a uniform and practicable universal morality can be derived from the best ethical ideas of long-established religions and philosophies. Toward World Soverignty, also from University Press of America, renews the call for world federalism that provoked an intense albeit brief interest among the world's democracies immediately following World War II. Charles Thomas Taylor lives in Colorado where he is Director of Finance at Airport Development Group, Inc.

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Prologue
Part 3 I: Symbolism in Religion
Part 4 II: Symbolism in Art
Chapter 5 Epilogue
Part 6 Bibliography
Part 7 List of Artistic Works Cited
Part 8 Index of General Subjects
Part 9 Index of Proper Names
Part 10 Index of Symbols
Part 11 About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.12.2007
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 228 mm
Gewicht	159 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7618-3875-9 / 0761838759
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3875-3 / 9780761838753
Zustand	Neuware