History and the study of religion : the ancient Mediterranean as a test case /
There has long been a trend in religious studies that denies that religion can be an effective category for historians to use across time and cultures. In 'History and the Study of Religion', Stanley Stowers takes on this assessment by demonstrating a theory of religion that answers the cr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | There has long been a trend in religious studies that denies that religion can be an effective category for historians to use across time and cultures. In 'History and the Study of Religion', Stanley Stowers takes on this assessment by demonstrating a theory of religion that answers the criticisms raised by those claiming that religion is not a useful concept. Drawing on his many years of researching and teaching the history of ancient Christianity in the context of the Mediterranean cultures, he offers a detailed and comprehensive account of how religion serves as a valuable, and even necessary, theory. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197775707 0197775705 9780197775691 0197775691 9780197775684 0197775683 |