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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2021]
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Montrer les volumes/articles. |
| Collection/Revue: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Science des religions
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religion
Philosophy
B Religion Research B Recueil d'articles |
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Accès probablement gratuit Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | 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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| 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 |