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丕賱賲氐賳賮 丕賱賵噩賷夭 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱兀丿賷丕賳
Un panorama historique de toutes les religions pour comprendre leur utilit茅, des rituels fun茅raires des hommes pr茅historiques aux grandes probl茅matiques religieuses actuelles.
408 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 2008
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Fr茅d茅ric Lenoir
143听books429听followers3 June 1962. Birth in Madagascar.
1964. His parents return to France and move to the country to raise their four children, born in Morocco and Madagascar.
1970-1979. He moves to Paris. An unruly student, he is particularly ill-disposed to doing schoolwork and is sent to three different lyc茅es (Victor Duruy, Buffon, Camille S茅e). As a teenager he reads Hesse and Dostoyevsky, kindling his interest in existential questions. At 15 he develops a passion for philosophy after reading Plato鈥檚 Dialogues, and in astrology from reading books by Andr茅 Barbault.
1980-1985. The Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung has a profound effect on his intellectual direction, triggering a desire to study mankind鈥檚 great myths and religions. After an early fascination with Asian spirituality, in particular Tibetan Buddhism, discovered through the work of Chogyam Trungpa, he develops an interest in the Kabbalah and begins taking classes in the symbolism of Hebrew letters. He has no particular interest in studying Christianity, however. His Catholic upbringing, although very liberal, had focused too much on dogma and morality. Then, at 19, he reads the Gospels for the first time, and is amazed by them. He begins studying philosophy at the University of Fribourg, in Switzerland, with his childhood friend Emmanuel Rouvillois, who later becomes a monk by the name of Brother Samuel; there, he meets two crucial and outstanding professors: the Dominican philosopher Marie-Dominique Philippe (with whom he writes a book of interviews, Les trois sagesses, in 1994) and the philosopher and Talmud scholar Emmanuel L茅vinas who, as a testament, leaves him a fine text on ethics in his book Le Temps de la responsabilit茅 (1991). Parallel to his philosophy studies, he goes on a personal spiritual quest that leads him to spend several months in Israel and India, as well as in Christian hermitages and monasteries in France.
1986. As editor of the religion department at Editions Fayard, he publishes several books examining philosophical and spiritual themes.
1991. He resigns from his position as editor to devote more time to academic research and writing, and begins work on a doctoral thesis on Buddhism in the West at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.
1992. Passionate about ecological issues, he helps found the association 鈥樷€楨nvironnement sans fronti猫res.鈥欌€� In 2003 he publishes a book of interviews with his friend Hubert Reeves, who sounds the alarm on the risks threatening the planet. (Mal de Terre).
1994. He is appointed associate researcher at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Following in the footsteps of Edgar Morin, one of his intellectual mentors, he takes on the issue of religion in a multi-disciplinary approach combining philosophy, sociology and history.
1997. He writes l鈥橢ncyclop茅die des religions, conceived and compiled with Ys茅 Tardan-Masquelier, (2500 pages, 2 volumes, 150 collaborators).
1996-2000. He writes for L鈥橢xpress on a regular basis.
1998. He writes and directs an international study about sects for television with Lolande Cadrin-Rossignol. The documentary series, entitled 鈥樷€楽ectes, mensonges et id茅aux鈥欌€� (鈥樷€楽ects, Lies and Ideals鈥欌€�), is broadcast in France on the Cinqui猫me channel and in numerous other countries. He also co-writes a documentary about the Dalai Lama that is broadcast on Canal +, and a series of three 52鈥� episodes on the Cinqui猫me channel entitled 鈥樷€楧ieu a chang茅 d鈥檃dresse鈥欌€� (鈥樷€橤od has changed his address鈥欌€�).
1998-2005. He writes a number of books 鈭� some alone, others with Catherine David and Jean-Philippe de Tonnac 鈭� of interviews with such diverse figures as Abb茅 Pierre, Umberto Eco, Stephen Jay Gould, Jean Vanier, Hubert Reeves and Jean-Claude Carri猫re.
1964. His parents return to France and move to the country to raise their four children, born in Morocco and Madagascar.
1970-1979. He moves to Paris. An unruly student, he is particularly ill-disposed to doing schoolwork and is sent to three different lyc茅es (Victor Duruy, Buffon, Camille S茅e). As a teenager he reads Hesse and Dostoyevsky, kindling his interest in existential questions. At 15 he develops a passion for philosophy after reading Plato鈥檚 Dialogues, and in astrology from reading books by Andr茅 Barbault.
1980-1985. The Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung has a profound effect on his intellectual direction, triggering a desire to study mankind鈥檚 great myths and religions. After an early fascination with Asian spirituality, in particular Tibetan Buddhism, discovered through the work of Chogyam Trungpa, he develops an interest in the Kabbalah and begins taking classes in the symbolism of Hebrew letters. He has no particular interest in studying Christianity, however. His Catholic upbringing, although very liberal, had focused too much on dogma and morality. Then, at 19, he reads the Gospels for the first time, and is amazed by them. He begins studying philosophy at the University of Fribourg, in Switzerland, with his childhood friend Emmanuel Rouvillois, who later becomes a monk by the name of Brother Samuel; there, he meets two crucial and outstanding professors: the Dominican philosopher Marie-Dominique Philippe (with whom he writes a book of interviews, Les trois sagesses, in 1994) and the philosopher and Talmud scholar Emmanuel L茅vinas who, as a testament, leaves him a fine text on ethics in his book Le Temps de la responsabilit茅 (1991). Parallel to his philosophy studies, he goes on a personal spiritual quest that leads him to spend several months in Israel and India, as well as in Christian hermitages and monasteries in France.
1986. As editor of the religion department at Editions Fayard, he publishes several books examining philosophical and spiritual themes.
1991. He resigns from his position as editor to devote more time to academic research and writing, and begins work on a doctoral thesis on Buddhism in the West at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.
1992. Passionate about ecological issues, he helps found the association 鈥樷€楨nvironnement sans fronti猫res.鈥欌€� In 2003 he publishes a book of interviews with his friend Hubert Reeves, who sounds the alarm on the risks threatening the planet. (Mal de Terre).
1994. He is appointed associate researcher at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Following in the footsteps of Edgar Morin, one of his intellectual mentors, he takes on the issue of religion in a multi-disciplinary approach combining philosophy, sociology and history.
1997. He writes l鈥橢ncyclop茅die des religions, conceived and compiled with Ys茅 Tardan-Masquelier, (2500 pages, 2 volumes, 150 collaborators).
1996-2000. He writes for L鈥橢xpress on a regular basis.
1998. He writes and directs an international study about sects for television with Lolande Cadrin-Rossignol. The documentary series, entitled 鈥樷€楽ectes, mensonges et id茅aux鈥欌€� (鈥樷€楽ects, Lies and Ideals鈥欌€�), is broadcast in France on the Cinqui猫me channel and in numerous other countries. He also co-writes a documentary about the Dalai Lama that is broadcast on Canal +, and a series of three 52鈥� episodes on the Cinqui猫me channel entitled 鈥樷€楧ieu a chang茅 d鈥檃dresse鈥欌€� (鈥樷€橤od has changed his address鈥欌€�).
1998-2005. He writes a number of books 鈭� some alone, others with Catherine David and Jean-Philippe de Tonnac 鈭� of interviews with such diverse figures as Abb茅 Pierre, Umberto Eco, Stephen Jay Gould, Jean Vanier, Hubert Reeves and Jean-Claude Carri猫re.
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August 25, 2017
賷亘丿兀 賮乇賷丿乇賷賰 賱賵賳賵丕乇 亘鬲爻丕丐賱丕鬲 鬲卮丿 丕賱丕賳鬲亘丕賴 丨賵賱 賳卮兀丞 丕賱卮毓賵乇 丕賱丿賷賳賷 賵丕賱丿賷丕賳丕鬲 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賵丕賱鬲卮丕亘賴 亘賷賳 丕賱兀丿賷丕賳 貙 孬賲 賷亘丿兀 賰鬲丕亘賴 毓賳 鬲兀乇賷禺 兀丿賷丕賳 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賲賳 丌賱丕賮 丕賱爻賳賷賳 賯亘賱 丕賱賲賷賱丕丿貙 賲乇賵乇丕賸 亘丕賱丿賷丕賳丕鬲 丕賱爻賲丕賵賷丞 孬賲 鬲兀鬲賷 禺丕鬲賲鬲賴 亘兀賮賰丕乇 噩賷丿丞..
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕囟丨 賵爻賴賱 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘鬲賴 賵賴匕丕 賷丨賷賱 廿賱賶 鬲乇噩賲丞 賲丨賲丿 丕賱丨丿丕丿 丕賱噩賷丿丞貙 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 噩賴賵丿 丕賱亘丕丨孬 "賱賵賳賵丕乇" 賵賲丨丕賵賱丞 廿賱賲丕賲賴 亘丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 (鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱兀丿賷丕賳) 賵賴匕丕 賷鬲囟丨 亘賷賳 孬賳丕賷丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘
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June 4, 2021
Fr茅d茅ric Lenoir propose ici un essai tr猫s efficace sur l'histoire des religions de l'humanit茅. D'une grande clart茅, accessible et bien 茅crit, le c茅l猫bre philosophe et historien des religions tient un discours tr猫s p茅dagogue sur la naissance du sentiment religieux, les notions de sacr茅, de rite, de salut et d茅montre tout au long de son essai l'茅volution progressive de la croyance, d'abord dirig茅e vers une pluralit茅 de dieux puis, avec l'茅mergence des grands monoth茅ismes, vers un Dieu unique.
Il propose des r茅flexions tr猫s int茅ressantes sur la mani猫re dont a 茅volu茅 le rapport de l'homme au divin, notamment 脿 partir de ce fameux "芒ge axial de l'humanit茅" d茅j脿 affirm茅 par Karl Jaspers.
Ce petit trait tr猫s instructif confortera le lecteur dans l'id茅e que la religion, comme bon nombre de cr茅ations humaines, r茅v猫le depuis les 芒ges les plus anciens les pires aspects, mais aussi les meilleurs, d'une humanit茅 en qu锚te de sens.
Ma critique compl猫te sur :
Il propose des r茅flexions tr猫s int茅ressantes sur la mani猫re dont a 茅volu茅 le rapport de l'homme au divin, notamment 脿 partir de ce fameux "芒ge axial de l'humanit茅" d茅j脿 affirm茅 par Karl Jaspers.
Ce petit trait tr猫s instructif confortera le lecteur dans l'id茅e que la religion, comme bon nombre de cr茅ations humaines, r茅v猫le depuis les 芒ges les plus anciens les pires aspects, mais aussi les meilleurs, d'une humanit茅 en qu锚te de sens.
Ma critique compl猫te sur :
March 27, 2021
J鈥檃i mis beaucoup de temps 脿 lire ce livre car il y a 茅norm茅ment d鈥檌nformations 脿 芦听dig茅rer听禄. Il n鈥檈n demeure pas moins que j鈥檃i appr茅ci茅 ma lecture et appris des choses sur l鈥檋istoire des religions.
Fr茅d茅ric Lenoir retrace ici l鈥檋istoire des religions 脿 travers diverses 茅poques, sans jamais prendre parti ou exposer son avis / sa croyance personnelle. Et j鈥檃i aim茅 qu鈥檌l ne le fasse pas car j鈥檃i achet茅 ce livre pour l鈥檃spect historique.
En bref, c鈥檈st r茅ussi pour moi ! Et la conclusion du 芦听petit trait茅 d鈥檋istoire des religions听禄 pousse 脿 la r茅flexion.
A lire si vous 锚tes int茅ress茅s par les religions qui existent sur notre plan猫te. 馃檪
Fr茅d茅ric Lenoir retrace ici l鈥檋istoire des religions 脿 travers diverses 茅poques, sans jamais prendre parti ou exposer son avis / sa croyance personnelle. Et j鈥檃i aim茅 qu鈥檌l ne le fasse pas car j鈥檃i achet茅 ce livre pour l鈥檃spect historique.
En bref, c鈥檈st r茅ussi pour moi ! Et la conclusion du 芦听petit trait茅 d鈥檋istoire des religions听禄 pousse 脿 la r茅flexion.
A lire si vous 锚tes int茅ress茅s par les religions qui existent sur notre plan猫te. 馃檪
March 15, 2021
Superbe ouvrage de frederic lenoir bien document茅, bien 茅crit. J鈥檃i ador茅 l鈥檈pilogue avec des pistes philosophiques et sociologiques sur les religions actuelles.
A lire et relire
A lire et relire
September 15, 2022
J'avais h芒te de lire ce livre, 茅tant tr猫s curieuse du sujet et aimant la plume de F. Lenoir, que je trouve toujours claire et pr茅cise.
La th茅matique en elle-m锚me est effectivement passionnante, et j'ai beaucoup appris en lisant cet ouvrage (j'ai notamment d茅couvert l'existence d'une religion dont je n'avais jamais entendu parler). Seul b茅mol : je l'ai trouv茅 extr锚mement dense, et pas aussi fluide et ais茅 脿 lire que les autres ouvrages de F. Lenoir. Il faut vraiment s'accrocher pour comprendre certains passages, et je pense que plusieurs lectures sont n茅cessaires si l'on veut 锚tre s没r.e d'avoir bien saisi l'ensemble du propos.
La th茅matique en elle-m锚me est effectivement passionnante, et j'ai beaucoup appris en lisant cet ouvrage (j'ai notamment d茅couvert l'existence d'une religion dont je n'avais jamais entendu parler). Seul b茅mol : je l'ai trouv茅 extr锚mement dense, et pas aussi fluide et ais茅 脿 lire que les autres ouvrages de F. Lenoir. Il faut vraiment s'accrocher pour comprendre certains passages, et je pense que plusieurs lectures sont n茅cessaires si l'on veut 锚tre s没r.e d'avoir bien saisi l'ensemble du propos.
October 18, 2019
Excellent livre honn锚tement. Il est tellement riche d'informations qu'il est difficile pour moi de tout int茅grer... Ce qui est s没r en revanche c'est que je sais dans quel livre me plonger lorsqu'il sera question de l'histoire des religions.
April 24, 2018
賲賮乇胤 賮賷 廿賷噩丕夭賴
November 4, 2022
Je pense qu'il faudrait relire une bonne dizaine de fois voire plus pour comprendre ou simplement essayer de retenir toutes les id茅es qu'il apporte.
Ce n'est pas inconnu que les religions sont tr猫s complexes mais il s'agit d'autant plus de complexit茅 lorsqu'on se retrouve face 脿 toute cette 茅tude men茅e par Fr茅d茅ric Lenoir. Mais c'est une complexit茅 extr锚me,t int茅ressante qui am猫ne 脿 se poser des questions existentielles tout autant sur le soi que sur la vie ou l'univers.
" Il est donc vain de vouloir enfermer les religions dans une case "blanc" ou "noir" et de ne voir en elles que des ferments de paix et de progr猫s, ou au contraire que des lieux d'obscurit茅 et de violence".
"L'ignorance 茅tait la racine de tous les maux".
Ce n'est pas inconnu que les religions sont tr猫s complexes mais il s'agit d'autant plus de complexit茅 lorsqu'on se retrouve face 脿 toute cette 茅tude men茅e par Fr茅d茅ric Lenoir. Mais c'est une complexit茅 extr锚me,t int茅ressante qui am猫ne 脿 se poser des questions existentielles tout autant sur le soi que sur la vie ou l'univers.
" Il est donc vain de vouloir enfermer les religions dans une case "blanc" ou "noir" et de ne voir en elles que des ferments de paix et de progr猫s, ou au contraire que des lieux d'obscurit茅 et de violence".
"L'ignorance 茅tait la racine de tous les maux".
March 9, 2019
Este libro esta dividido en dos partes, la primera me encant贸 y se enfoca en la aparici贸n y los primeros contextos de espiritualidad, el chamanismo y las religiones de las primeras civilizaciones. La segunda parte es un resumen de las grandes religiones actuales, las asi谩ticas, Islam, Cristianismo, etc....me pareci贸 lo m谩s d茅bil del libro, lo recomiendo? Si! 馃憤馃徎.
October 19, 2022
passionnant mais un peu trop un catalogue d鈥檌nformations 脿 la mani猫re d鈥檜n expos茅 par moments heureusement la conclusion sort un peu de ce registre
March 20, 2023
Empieza por el culto a la naturaleza, sigue cronol贸gicamente con las religiones orientales y termina con las monote铆stas y sus variantes
August 12, 2023
賰鬲丕亘 賲賲鬲丕夭 賵賲賴賲 賱賰賱 卮禺氐 亘丕丨孬 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱兀丿賷丕賳 賵賳卮兀鬲賴丕 賵鬲胤賵乇賴丕.
November 11, 2023
Celui la est vraiment bon une tr猫s bonne vulgarisation sur les origines des religions . J'ai beaucoup appris dans se livre .Se livre est juste parfait pour satisfaire ma curiosit茅.
February 2, 2025
Read in French. Good comparative summary of monotheist religions.
December 30, 2020
Interesting. Informative. Unbiased. What I was looking for
December 18, 2019
A great help to the understanding of the religious thought.
I read this book in audiobook format and, since the quality of the reading was bad, I could not fully appreciate the quality of the book. Nonetheless, I can say that this is an excellent historical and critical exposition of the religious thought of the human being. Particularly noticeable is the fact that the author鈥檚 approach is based on a neutral secular point of view, actually he never gives value judgments (or so it appeared to me).
Particularly interesting are the conclusions, where Lenoir makes a quick review of the main philosophical theories that have tried to explain the religious inspiration and the evolution (even evolutionism) of religions, in line with the major turning points of humanity.
In short, it is an easy to read book; and it is of practical use for those who want to get an idea of the religious phenomena.
I read this book in audiobook format and, since the quality of the reading was bad, I could not fully appreciate the quality of the book. Nonetheless, I can say that this is an excellent historical and critical exposition of the religious thought of the human being. Particularly noticeable is the fact that the author鈥檚 approach is based on a neutral secular point of view, actually he never gives value judgments (or so it appeared to me).
Particularly interesting are the conclusions, where Lenoir makes a quick review of the main philosophical theories that have tried to explain the religious inspiration and the evolution (even evolutionism) of religions, in line with the major turning points of humanity.
In short, it is an easy to read book; and it is of practical use for those who want to get an idea of the religious phenomena.
January 9, 2015
Comme son titre l'indique, il s'agit d'une introduction br猫ve et concise 脿 l'histoire des religions. Un livre tr猫s instructif, bien structur茅. Ce que j'ai vraiment appr茅ci茅, c'est la neutralit茅 de l'auteur vis-脿-vis des religions qu'il examine. Il a su garder ses distances loin de tout jugement de valeur.
Je le recommande!
Je le recommande!
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July 27, 2011Entre une introduction et une conclusion qui semblent seules embrasser le sujet, un survol 脿 une telle altitude qu'il n'apporte rien sur la connaissance m锚me basique des religions qu'il d茅crit - mal et peu.
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