Religion and its history : a critical inquiry

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Title
"Religion and its history : a critical inquiry"
Statement of Responsibility
Jörg Rüpke
Publisher
  • Routledge
Publication Year
  • 2021
Book size
25 cm
Series Name / No
  • : hbk

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Summary: "Religion and its History offers a reflection of our operative concept of religion and religions, developing a set of approaches that bridge the widely assumed gulf between analyzing present religion and doing history of religion. Religious Studies have adapted a wide range of methodologies from sociological tool kits to insights and concepts from disciplines of social and cultural studies. Their massive historical claims, which typically idealize and reify communities and traditions and built normative claims thereupon, lack a critical engagement on the part of the researchers. This book radically rethinks and critically engages with these biases. It does so neither by offering an abridged global history of religion or a small handbook of methodology. Instead, this book presents concepts and methods that allow for analysis of contemporary and past religious practices, ideas, and institutions within a shared framework"--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index

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