by Avishai Margalit (Contributor), Moshe Halbertal (Author), Avishai Margalit (Contributor), Moshe Halbertal (Author), Naomi Goldblum (Translator)
This text examines the meaning and nature of idolatry. Covering Christianity and Islam but focusing on Judaism, it explores the monotheistic tradition that defines itself against this "sin", and shows how the debate over idolatry has developed and influenced the course of Western thought.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 312
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 19 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 0674443136
ISBN 13: 9780674443136