Project Gutenberg 2008-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 153 Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max) 1823 1900 Muller, F. Max (Friedrich Max) F. Max Müller Mueller, Friedrich Max Müller, Max Müller, Friedrich Max Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 1 Essays on the Science of Religion Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Geetu Melwani, Thierry Alberto, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 1" by F. Max Müller is a collection of essays on the science of religion written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the origins and evolution of religious thought and practices, emphasizing the continuity of ideas and traditions across different cultures, particularly focusing on ancient texts such as the Vedas, Zoroastrian texts, and Buddhist scriptures. At the start of the collection, Müller reflects on his journey in the study of the Vedas, recounting the encouragement and support he received from his friend Baron Bunsen. He introduces the Vedas as critical to understanding early human thought and religious expressions, arguing that these ancient texts carry significant historical and cultural weight. The opening lays out Müller's commitment to making complex subjects accessible to a broader audience while articulating the challenges of studying religion comparably across different traditions and periods. This sets the stage for more in-depth analyses of various religious systems and their interconnections, pointing toward a cross-cultural understanding of human spirituality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Folklore Literature -- History and criticism Mythology Religions Comparative linguistics PJ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 788419 788428 2024-09-10T12:43:22.911558 2023-09-11T05:57:46.981487 text/html text/html 806304 2008-02-25T17:51:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 302755 2008-02-25T17:51:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 376986 2024-09-10T12:43:33.993522 application/epub+zip 384563 2024-09-10T12:43:25.278583 application/epub+zip 361417 2024-09-10T12:43:23.957547 application/epub+zip 702665 2024-09-10T12:43:40.632486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640160 2024-09-10T12:43:32.861501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632058 2022-09-11T11:25:47.863013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709150 2024-09-10T12:43:21.554552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 710307 2008-02-25T17:51:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 264856 2008-02-25T17:51:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 707978 2008-02-25T17:51:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 263085 2008-02-25T17:51:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 708052 2008-02-25T17:51:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262236 2008-02-25T17:51:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23136 2024-09-10T12:43:40.925450 application/rdf+xml 16311 2024-09-10T12:43:24.341526 image/jpeg 3853 2024-09-10T12:43:24.149529 image/jpeg 356999 2024-09-10T12:43:22.990563 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia