A scientific approach to ancient religion, this book offers enlightenment over 100 years after it was first published. Many years hare passed since the second edition, revised by eobertson smith himself the, last of his labours was seen through the press by his friend and subsequent biographer, the late dr. Most important is smith s use of the comparative method. Robertson religion of the semites pdf free ebook download as pdf file. Publication date 1927 publisher the macmillan company collection universallibrary contributor universal digital library language english. The first series, published in 1889 2nd edn, 1894, has long been a classic work. Smiths german mentors reconstructed the history of israelite religion from the bible itself.
The failure of professor smiths health from 1890 onwards made it impossible. He is also known for his book religion of the semites, which is considered a foundational text in the comparative study. Originally the manuscript was in the library of christs college, cambridge, the college at which smith had been a professorial fellow, and which still has his. Lectures on the religion of the semites by smith, w. William robertson smith, lectures on the religion of the semites. Scottish semiticist and arabist william robertson smith was a celebrated biblical critic, theorist of religion, and theorist of myth. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Aberdeen university 188389 lectures on the religion of the semites, william robertson smith literature of theology and church history.
Only recently were the notes for the second and third courses of lectures discovered and published. This free online tool allows to combine multiple pdf or image files into a single pdf document. Frazers author of the golden bough and this book belongs to the branch of study known as comparative religion. Smith robertson william lectures on the religion of the. Publication date 1894 topics semites religion, sacrifice, semitic cults publisher london, a. Religion of the semites ppr by william robertson smith. This article discusses william robertson smiths significance to the study of.
Smith ventured outside the bible to semitic religion and thereby pioneered the comparative study of religion. Mohr siebeck bernhard maier presents a new biography of william robertson smith 18461894, a champion of old testament criticism who is also regarded as a pioneer in social anthropology, the sociology of religions and the comparative. Lectures on the religion of the semites the fundamental institutions by william robertson smith. Originally the manuscript was in the library of christs college, cambridge, the college at which smith had been a professorial fellow, and which still has his books, but it was given to the cambridge.
Religion of the semites ppr ebook written by william robertson smith. Lectures on the religion of the semites, index etana. William robertson smith frse 8 november 1846 31 march 1894 was a scottish orientalist, old testament scholar, professor of divinity, and minister of the free church of scotland. Religion of the semites combines extraordinary philological erudition with brilliant theorizing. Smith s accomplishments are seen most fully in religion of the semites, adapted from a number of public lectures he gave at aberdeen, and first published in 1889. Biographical index of former fellows of the royal society of edinburgh 17832002 pdf. The fundamental institutions burnett lectures aberdeen university 188889 burnett lectures burnett lectures. Smith robertson william, lectures on the religion of the semites. Born in dublin in 1833, littledale was said to combine the very. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read religion of the semites ppr. A free and open source software to merge, split, rotate and extract pages from pdf files. William robertson smith frse 8 november 1846 31 march 1894 was a scottish orientalist. He is also known for his book religion of the semites, which is considered a foundational text in the comparative study of religion.
The outstanding nineteenthcentury biblical scholar and semitist william robertson smith gave three courses of burnett lectures on the religion of the semites at aberdeen just over a century ago. The primitive religions of the semitic peoples, viewed in relation to other ancient. Among the fundamental emphases of the book are the foci on sacrifice as the key ritual and nonancient sacrifice as communion with god rather than as penance for sin. The second and third series were never published, owing to the authors ill health. The failure of professor smiths health from 18 9 0 onwards made it impossible. Combines pdf files, views them in a browser and downloads. Smith s german mentors reconstructed the history of israelite religion from the bible itself. Religion of the semites the necessity for another reprint drew near, to consider the possibility of a new edition.
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