Myth and religion
the edited transcripts.
by Alan Watts · first published 1996
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This dynamic collection of edited transcripts begins with Not What Should Be, But What Is! In this powerful talk on the contrasts between classical Eastern and traditional Western mythologies, Watts questions whether the image of a divine patriarch is still intellectually plausible in light of our ever growing understanding of the universe. He then takes a revealing look at the mystical origins of Christianity in Jesus - His Religion, Or the Religion About Him? and explores how Christianity has diverged historically from those teachings in a brilliant and well researched critique of the Church
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…<https://search.worldcat.org/title/178530> Library of Congress Call No.: Z675.U5 L5 OCLC: 1785308, 214449214, or 567480646 US Library of Congress: <https://lccn.loc.gov/73641566> The essay appears in Myth and Religion: The Edited Transcripts (1996), edited by Watts's son Mark Watts, but without any indication of the initial publication / broadcast / lecture date: <https://archive.org/details/mythreligionedit00watt>…
on “Jesus, His Religion (1967)” ↗You might want to look for: Watts, Alan. Myth and Religion : the Edited Transcripts. First edition. Boston: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1996. It contains "Jesus - His Religion, Or the Religion About Him", which appears to be a very slightly different title from the…
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