From Comparative Religion to History of Religions
The history of religions is replacing the search for an essential religion. For a long time the bias involved in identifying religion with some particular revelation made comparative religion a new form of apologetics. With the rise of the idea of social evolution there began the effort to discover,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1922
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The journal of religion
Year: 1922, Volume: 2, Issue: 6, Pages: 577-587 |
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| Summary: | The history of religions is replacing the search for an essential religion. For a long time the bias involved in identifying religion with some particular revelation made comparative religion a new form of apologetics. With the rise of the idea of social evolution there began the effort to discover, by the comparative method, the law of religious evolution and the nature of religion. For many reasons the comparative method proved unsatisfactory. The present interest is to appreciate the unique significance of each individual religion with the consequence that scientific history of religions takes primary place. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480318 |