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The so-called Atheist is often a widely read, pious, and thoughtful
man, who has cast aside as absurd the so-called "Religions," and
even the theory of the Theist, as untenable. He sees no solution in
terms of human consciousness for any questions as to god-worship;
and he finds even a statement of the problem of god-hood quite
beyond utterance, or thought. It seems to him a setting out to find
what you know not, through a process that you cannot grasp... -from
"Atheism" This 1906 classic of comparative literature, hard to find
in print today, was the first English-language project to approach
the world's religions from an anthropological perspective. The work
of thirty years for Scottish author JAMES G. R. FORLONG
(1824-1904), it was originally published under the now-antiquated
title A Cyclopedia of Religions and produced at the author's own
expense, so strongly did he feel about the need for it despite the
reluctance of the publishing houses of the day to produce it. A
road engineer by trade, Forlong traveled the world, learning seven
languages and becoming an avid amateur student of native
culture-his labor of love was gathering, in this three-volume set,
a comprehensive, academic knowledge of the totality of human
religious belief. Volume I: A-D includes entries on such gods,
peoples, places, practices, symbols, and concepts as: Adamites,
ambrosia, and Aphrodite baptism, Bast, and bean China, Christmas,
and conscience Dagon, dead, and Dhamma-pada and much more.
The Third Edition of Brill's Encyclopaedia of Islam is an entirely
new work, with new articles reflecting the great diversity of
current scholarship. It appears in substantial segments each year,
both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive
coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities
all over the world.
Die eerste volledige streekgids oor die inheemse bome wat in die Magaliesberg voorkom.
Beskrywing van meer as 170 spesies inheemse bome wat in die Magaliesberg voorkom georden volgens FSA-nommer
Familie- en genusbekrywings van die boomspesies
Oorsprong en verklaring van wetenskaplike name en die beskermingstatus van bome
Afrikaanse streekname wat 'n ryk taal- en kultuurerfenis verteenwoordig
Boomname in Afrikaans, Engels en / of in Setswana of isiZulu
Meer as 350 kleurfoto's
Interessante boomstories, ekologiese inligting en allerlei nuttige praktiese wenke oor die gebruik en aanwending van inheemse bome
Opgedateerde wetenskaplike en gewone name
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