Discourses of purity in transcultural perspective (300-1600) /

This volume comprises fifteen articles on the differing functions that purity, impurity, pollution and related categories could fulfil in Asian and European religions and societies of the 3rd to 17th century c.E. They focus processes of religious demarcation and transfer.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Bley, Matthias (Editor), Jaspert, Nikolas (Editor), Köck, Stefan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Brill, [2015]
Series:Dynamics in the history of religion ; v. 7.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This volume comprises fifteen articles on the differing functions that purity, impurity, pollution and related categories could fulfil in Asian and European religions and societies of the 3rd to 17th century c.E. They focus processes of religious demarcation and transfer.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004289758
9004289755