Drudgery Divine: On the Comparison of Early Christianities and the Religions of Late Antiquity

by Jonathan Z. Smith

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In this major theoretical and methodological statement on the history of religions, Jonathan Z. Smith shows how convert apologetic agendas can dictate the course of comparative religious studies. As his example, Smith reviews four centuries of scholarship comparing early Christianities with religions of late Antiquity (especially the so-called mystery cults) and shows how this scholarship has been based upon an underlying Protestant-Catholic polemic...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226763625

ISBN13:9780226763620

Release Date:September 1990

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Comparative Religion Education & Reference History Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Science Social Sciences Theology

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