What is religion?: debating the academic study of religion
Controversies over how to define the word 'religion' have persisted for decades, culminating in those who now choose to study the word itself and not just what it is said to name. 'What is Religion?' invites readers to eavesdrop on scholarly debates over the limits of, and uses f...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Science of Religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Religion Philosophy B Religion Research |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Controversies over how to define the word 'religion' have persisted for decades, culminating in those who now choose to study the word itself and not just what it is said to name. 'What is Religion?' invites readers to eavesdrop on scholarly debates over the limits of, and uses for, a word commonly used but infrequently defined in a precise manner. This volume takes the temperature of the modern field of religious studies by inviting a diverse group of international scholars to offer their own substantive contribution that builds on the shared opening prompt, 'Religion is ...'. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 1, 2021) |
| ISBN: | 019006501X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190064976.001.0001 |