The invention of religions /
For nearly thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departments of several North American and British universities, and the results are considerable, obliging us to envisage new ways of conceiving of this academic field. While the History of Religions tended to...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield, UK ; Bristol, Connecticut :
Equinox Publishing Ltd.,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First English edition. |
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| Summary: | For nearly thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departments of several North American and British universities, and the results are considerable, obliging us to envisage new ways of conceiving of this academic field. While the History of Religions tended to rest in the shade and guardianship of past authorities, this critical current has reexamined the discipline's a priori positions, its favorite arguments, its long prehistory within Euro/Christian culture, but also its numerous ethnocentric prejudices. |
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| Item Description: | First published in French as L'invention des religions. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 200 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781781798126 9781781798133 1781798125 1781798133 |