Two Sacred Worlds: Experience and Structure in the World's Religions
- ISBN-10
- 0687427819
- ISBN-13
- 9780687427819
- Pages
- 205
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- Abingdon
- Author
- Larry D. Shinn
Description
Dr. Shinn explores these two sacred worlds: the personal, which results from the emotional attitudes aroused by an experience of sacred power; and the social, which originates in the processes of socialization composed of experiences in the home, religious institutions, and other influential groups. Using examples from three traditions- Hebrew religion, early Christianity, and monastic Buddhism- he examines the interdependence of personal and institutional forms of myth and ritual and the relation of personal and social religion to ethical interpretations and to dogma and theology.
