Names Matter: How to Better Represent the Orthodox Churches in Textbooks and the Academy

A literary criticism of the book "Conference of the Birds" by Farīd ud-Dīn 'Attār is presented. It outlines the characters and explores the symbolic significance of these characters. It examines the representation of Orthodox Churches in world religion textbooks to offer suggestions f...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of religion
1. VerfasserIn: Ugolnik, Zachary (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: University of Chicago Press 2016
In: The journal of religion
Jahr: 2016, Band: 96, Heft: 4, Seiten: 506-543
weitere Schlagwörter:B Religion in literature
B ATTAR, Farid ud-Din
B CONFERENCE of the Birds (Book)
B Orthodox Eastern Church
B CHARACTERS & characteristics in literature
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Zusammenfassung:A literary criticism of the book "Conference of the Birds" by Farīd ud-Dīn 'Attār is presented. It outlines the characters and explores the symbolic significance of these characters. It examines the representation of Orthodox Churches in world religion textbooks to offer suggestions for better practices when writing and teaching about churches. An overview of the story is also given.
ISSN:1549-6538
Enthält:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/687819