Prayer : A History,9780618773602

Prayer : A History

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780618773602
ISBN10: 0618773606
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-10-03
Publisher(s): Lightning Source Inc
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Summary

This landmark work presents prayer in all its richness and variety throughout history, across traditions, and around the globe. In a thorough and fascinating look at this spiritual practice, two of today"s most versatile and admired authorities on religion probe the language and fruits of prayer, its controversies, and its prospects for the future. With a focus on extraordinary stories of lives changed by prayer and on great works of literature and art inspired by it, Prayer: A History promises to be the standard on the subject for readers of all faiths.

Author Biography

Philip Zaleski is a research associate in the Department of Religion at Smith College Carol Zaleski is a professor of religion at Smith College

Table of Contents

I. God's Breath 1(90)
1. The Foundations of Prayer
3(30)
2. Magic
33(28)
3. Deeper Magic
61(30)
II. Heart in Pilgrimage 91(138)
4. The Refugee
95(33)
5. The Devotee
128(30)
6. The Ecstatic
158(37)
7. The Contemplative
195(34)
III. The Land of Spices 229(82)
8. Prayer and Tradition
233(27)
9. Prayer and the Modern Arts
260(34)
10. Prayer and the Public Square
294(17)
IV. Something Understood 311(46)
11. Prayer and Healing
315(16)
12. The Efficacy of Prayer
331(16)
13. The Mystery of Prayer
347(10)
Works Cited 357(12)
Notes 369(20)
Index 389

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