Towards a “Redescription” of “Spirituality”: A Response

In “The Spiritual Illusion” (2014), Jonathan R. Herman wishes to initiate a discussion of the feasibility of the category “spirituality” within the study of religions. This response addresses several methodological problems with his effort, and questions the feasibility of this ironic approach. My c...

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Main Author: Melvær, Knut Mordal (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 27, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 475-488
Further subjects:B Spirituality spirituality distinction / religion theology outsider / insider methodology semantic history / conceptual genealogy sbnr
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