Considering comparison: a method for religious studies

"The comparative method is an integral part of religious studies. Scholars are interested in a religious phenomenon not only as situated in its particular historical context, but also as a variant of something that exists in other contexts and cultures. Comparison has been subject to criticism,...

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Main Author: Freiberger, Oliver 1967- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:Chastening and Disciplining Comparison (2020) (Yelle, Robert A., 1966 -)
Inevitably Comparative, but Not Inevitably Positive (2020) (Gordan, Rachel)
Comparison and the Academic Study of Indigenous Religious Traditions (2020) (Schermerhorn, Seth)
Comparing ‘Religion’ and ‘Nonreligion’ (2020) (Horii, Mitsutoshi, 1977 -)
Is There a Difference Between “Religion” and “Politics”? (2020) (Smith, Leslie Dorrough, 1975 -)
The Comparative Method in the Study of Religion and Race (2020) (Prentiss, Craig R.)
Considering Comparison. A Method for Religious Studies (2022) (Jäger, Stefan S., 1968 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Science of Religion / Simile / Method
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
Further subjects:B Religion Methodology
Parallel Edition:Electronic