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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Auteur principal: Haydon, A. Eustace (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: University of Chicago Press 1922
Dans: The journal of religion
Année: 1922, Volume: 2, Numéro: 6, Pages: 577-587
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:1549-6538
Contient:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/480318