Guide to the Study of Religion
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What is religion? Can it be defined at all? Or is it too easily defined in far too many ways so as to make a "religion" a drifting signifier or whatever one's pleasure is? Does the study of religion require special, perhaps religious, tools of analysis and explanation? What is the difference between a knowledge of religion derived from practicing it and a knowledge about religion derived from nonreligious modes of inquiry? Sooner or later, any serious...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0304701769
ISBN13:9780304701766
Release Date:January 2000
Publisher:Continuum
Length:574 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"
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Education Education & Reference Humanities Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious StudiesCustomer Reviews
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Interesting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
There are many good ideas put forth in here. There is plenty to think about. Each essay covers a different aspect of what we call religion. At points it is a bit hard to slog through, but like I say, you will be pondering maybe a few things you never would have thought of.
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