Daniel Weidner (ed./eds.)

Handbuch Literatur und Religion
[Compendium on literature and religion]

J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart 2016, 484 pages
ISBN 978-3-476-05336-7 (eBook); 978-3-476-02446-6 (Hardcover)

The handbook addresses the interrelations between literature and religion, providing an overview of the cultural effects of religions upon the field of literature. It traces the religious origins and contexts of literature, delineates the ways in which religious knowledge is mediated and discussed literarily, and examines how literary texts comprehend and react to religious conceptions and practices. Covering different religions, eras, and genres, the handbook outlines the varied and diverse history of relations between religion(s) and literature(s).

Media Response

01 Nov 2018
Rezension: Daniel Weidner (Hg.), Handbuch Literatur und Religion, Stuttgart 2016

Review by Birgit M. Körner, in: Die Bibel in der Kunst, 2/2018

27 Nov 2017
Handbuch Literatur und Religion

Review by Iwona Płotka, in: Convivium. Germanistisches Jahrbuch Polen 2016, 210–213