With respect to Islam, I prefer the Ibn Warraq edited ones.
Tom Send a noteboard - 29/08/2012 02:13:25 AM
They're the only ones that provide actual intellectual textual criticism - What the Koran Really Says and The Quest for the Historical Muhammad are great. Of course, I also liked A Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Qur'an. It's sad that there isn't more serious skeptical analysis of the Qur'an and hadith, but then what can you do when half-educated mobs try to kill you for even suggesting that there might be a misreading in the Qur'an?
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
I suppose this is sort of a survey. Or not. Whatever: world religions
- 28/08/2012 03:39:17 PM
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It's hard to suggest something when you can't elucidate a goal
- 28/08/2012 08:51:22 PM
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I know. I'm sorry.
- 28/08/2012 09:49:33 PM
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The best one I have is The Religious Experience of Mankind by Ninian Smart.
- 29/08/2012 02:09:14 AM
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Also, you might want to try typing in "Oxford World Religion" at amazon.com
- 28/08/2012 08:54:52 PM
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Haven't really read much about religion... interesting question.
- 28/08/2012 10:13:08 PM
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I've read her book on Muhammad
- 28/08/2012 10:38:31 PM
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Hm, yes, I can see that... that she doesn't really dare to tackle controversies too much.
- 28/08/2012 11:03:11 PM
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With respect to Islam, I prefer the Ibn Warraq edited ones.
- 29/08/2012 02:13:25 AM
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I think the main effect is it means they can't be read alone to get a balanced picture
- 29/08/2012 05:19:55 PM
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I think for what you're looking for, Wikipedia and related online resources is all you need. *NM*
- 01/09/2012 02:19:14 PM
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