The Essential Max Muller - On Language, Mythology, and Religion (Paperback, New Ed)

Max Müller is often referred to as the “father of Religious Studies,” having himself coined the term "science of religion" (or religionswissenschaft) in 1873. It was he who encouraged the comparative study of myth and ritual, and it was he who introduced the oft-quoted dictum: “He who knows one [religion], knows none.” Though a German-born and German-educated philologist, he spent the greater part of his career at Oxford, becoming one of the most famous of the Victorian arm-chair scholars. Müller wrote extensively on Indian philosophy and Vedic religion, translated major sections of the Vedas, the Upanisads, and all of the Dhammapada, yet never visited India. To be sure, his work bears the stamp of late 19th-Century sensibilities, but as artifacts of Victorian era scholarship, Müller's essays are helpful in reconstructing and comprehending the intellectual concerns of this highly enlightened though highly imperialistic age.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	December 2002
Editors:	J. Stone
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	367
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-29309-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	0-312-29309-7
Barcode:	9780312293093

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