by JamesTurner (Author)
Until about 1820, even learned Americans showed little interest in non-European religions-a subject that had fascinated their counterparts in Europe since the end of the seventeenth century. Fostered especially by learned Protestant ministers, this new discipline focused on canonical texts-the "bibles"-of other great world religions.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 132
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 15 Mar 2011
ISBN 10: 0820337404
ISBN 13: 9780820337401