Why study religion?

'Why Study Religion?' offers an alternative framework for thinking about the purposes of the discipline. Richard B. Miller theorizes about the ends rather than the means of humanistic scholarship. He argues that the future of religious studies will depend on how well it can articulate its...

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Auteur principal: Miller, Richard Brian 1953- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021
Dans:Année: 2021
Collection/Revue:Oxford scholarship online
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Études de science des religions
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religion Study and teaching
B Religion Methodology
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Édition parallèle:Électronique
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Résumé:'Why Study Religion?' offers an alternative framework for thinking about the purposes of the discipline. Richard B. Miller theorizes about the ends rather than the means of humanistic scholarship. He argues that the future of religious studies will depend on how well it can articulate its goals as a basis for motivating scholarship in the field.
Description:Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 4, 2021)
ISBN:0197566839
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197566817.001.0001