| Faith and Narrative Contributor(s): Yandell, Keith E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195131452 ISBN-13: 9780195131451 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: From epic to limerick, novel to anecdote, literary narratives engage and entertain us. From autobiography and biography to accounts of familial generations, narratives define communities. Myths and histories loom large in religious traditions as well. Recently, the importance of narrative to ethics and religion has become a pervasive theme in several scholarly disciplines. In the essays presented here, a distinguished roster of scholars addresses a range of issues associated with this theme, focusing especially on questions concerning narrative's contribution to knowledge. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Faith - Philosophy | Epistemology - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 121.68 |
| LCCN: 00058478 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.28 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From epic to limerick, novel to anecdote, literary narratives engage and entertain us. From autobiography and biography to accounts of familial generations, narratives define communities. Myths and histories loom large in religious traditions as well. Recently, the importance of narrative to ethics and religion has become a pervasive theme in several scholarly disciplines. In the essays presented here, a distinguished roster of scholars addresses a range of issues associated with this theme, focusing especially on questions concerning narrative's contribution to knowledge. |