Abraham's Ashes - The Absurdity of Monotheism

Informationen zum Autor Born in Brooklyn, New York, Peter Heinegg received an A.B. from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is a professor of English at Union College, Schenectady, New York, as well as an essayist, critic, and translator. Klappentext In Abraham's Ashes, Peter Heinegg uncovers the truth behind the bizarre, contradictory, and oppressive fantasy known as monotheism. He offers a forceful critique of the biblical and Qur'anic views of Abraham, showing how at the heart of all prophetic religions lies an untenable myth of suprarational magical thinking about "revelation." Zusammenfassung In Abraham’s Ashes, Peter Heinegg uncovers the truth behind the bizarre, contradictory, and oppressive fantasy known as monotheism. He offers a forceful critique of the biblical and Qur’anic views of Abraham, showing how at the heart of all prophetic religions lies an untenable myth of suprarational magical thinking about “revelation.” Inhaltsverzeichnis PreludeAcknowledgements Introduction-Crazy AbeChapter One-A Bad BeginningChapter Two-The Son Who Was SacrificedChapter Three-Abraham, the First MuslimConclusion-Farewell to the Lunacy

Product details

• Authors: Peter Heinegg, Heinegg Peter
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2012
• EAN: 9780761859659
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5965-9
• No. of pages: 84
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, The Koran (Qur’an), Biblical Studies & Exegesis, The Koran