What Is Scripture?

W.C. Smith's vastly erudite work asks how it is that certain texts have so seeped in to human life-in a rich, complex, and powerful way-as to be deemed sacred. Examining the history and use of scripture in the world's major religious traditions, he shows how and why scripture continues to carry momentous and at time appalling power in human affairs.

Preface
Introduction: Presenting the Issues	p. 1
A Particular Example, to Illustrate	p. 21
Scripture as Form and Concept; Historical Background	p. 45
The True Meaning of Scripture: the Quran as an Example	p. 65
The Bible in Jewish Life?	p. 92
The Hindu Instance	p. 124
The Buddhist Instance	p. 146
The Classics: Chinese and Western	p. 176
Brief Further Considerations	p. 196
Conclusion: Scripture and the Human Condition	p. 212
Notes	p. 243
Acknowledgements	p. 368
Index	p. 370
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