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Religion After Religion
Steven M. Wasserstrom
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Description for Religion After Religion
Paperback. Scholem, Eliade, and Corbin are the twentieth century's legendary scholars in the respective fields of Judaism, History of Religions, and Islam. This book compares the paths taken by these thinkers, exploring how they overturned traditional approaches to studying religion by de-emphasizing law, ritual, and social history. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HRAB; HRLK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
By the end of World War II, religion appeared to be on the decline throughout the United States and Europe. Recent world events had cast doubt on the relevance of religious belief, and modernizing trends made religious rituals look out of place. It was in this atmosphere that the careers of Scholem, Eliade, and Corbin--the twentieth century's legendary scholars in the respective fields of Judaism, History of Religions, and Islam--converged and ultimately revolutionized how people thought about religion. Between 1949 and 1978, all three lectured to Carl Jung's famous Eranos circle in Ascona, Switzerland, where each in his own way ... Read more
By the end of World War II, religion appeared to be on the decline throughout the United States and Europe. Recent world events had cast doubt on the relevance of religious belief, and modernizing trends made religious rituals look out of place. It was in this atmosphere that the careers of Scholem, Eliade, and Corbin--the twentieth century's legendary scholars in the respective fields of Judaism, History of Religions, and Islam--converged and ultimately revolutionized how people thought about religion. Between 1949 and 1978, all three lectured to Carl Jung's famous Eranos circle in Ascona, Switzerland, where each in his own way ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691005409
SKU
V9780691005409
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About Steven M. Wasserstrom
Steven M. Wasserstrom is the Moe and Izetta Tonkon Associate Professor of Judaic Studies and the Humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. His book Between Muslim and Jew: The Problem of Symbiosis under Early Islam (Princeton) was given the Award for Excellence in Historical Studies from the American Academy of Religion.
Reviews for Religion After Religion
"A powerful and evocative work for mature and informed readers."
Library Journal "Religion after Religion is rich with quotes from
as well as observations about
Eliade, Henry Corbin, and Gershom Scholem... it recombines them in a masterful, insightful performance that evokes in the sympathetic reader ... wondering admiration... Virtually anyone could learn a great deal by reading this book."
Journal of Religion
Library Journal "Religion after Religion is rich with quotes from
as well as observations about
Eliade, Henry Corbin, and Gershom Scholem... it recombines them in a masterful, insightful performance that evokes in the sympathetic reader ... wondering admiration... Virtually anyone could learn a great deal by reading this book."
Journal of Religion