Title | : | PZ's Panopticon: An Off-the-Wall Guide to World Religion |
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ISBN | : | 149298924X |
ISBN-10 | : | 9781492989240 |
Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 228 |
Publication | : | First published November 27, 2013 |
PZ's Panopticon: An Off-the-Wall Guide to World Religion Reviews
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It's hard to know where to begin with this bizarre and offensive book. It is highly disrespectful to followers of the many religions Zahl attempts to describe. He has little to no insight into the religious practices of others. He makes sweeping generalizations that would be laughable if they weren't also harmful. He mocks what he calls "dead" religions, with no regard for the descendants of the practitioners, or those who may hold some of the values or principles of these traditions today. In my view, he also makes a mockery of the concept of religion itself, by suggesting that one must be near death to truly understand the value of a religious tradition. With such a narrow lens, it is perhaps no wonder he does such little justice to the traditions he describes.
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Loving this book! Very interesting conversation.
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Always entertaining, and at times profound as well! It's a great idiosyncratic yet well-informed look at religion (and "quasi"-religions).