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Contemporary Views on Comparative Religion
Peter Antes (Ed.)
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Description for Contemporary Views on Comparative Religion
Hardcover. This volume celebrates the diversity and multi-methodological approaches in comparative religion by including empirical, as well as theoretical, approaches. The authors, among whom are many of the world's leading scholars, have been asked to contribute essays on the current state of comparative religion. Editor(s): Antes, Peter; Geertz, Armin W.; Rothstein, Mikael. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 36.
Comparative Religion is deeply rooted in historical-philological studies, but since the inception of the discipline in the late nineteenth century, a continual development has taken place. Since that time, the discipline has moved into many different areas of the social, humanistic, psychological and biological sciences, and debates on theory and method are as intense as ever. As scholars of religion get to grips with some aspects of the phenomenon in question, new problems arise, and new challenges must be met. At the same time, however, the virtues of the past should not be forgotten, and a double orientation, back and ... Read more
Comparative Religion is deeply rooted in historical-philological studies, but since the inception of the discipline in the late nineteenth century, a continual development has taken place. Since that time, the discipline has moved into many different areas of the social, humanistic, psychological and biological sciences, and debates on theory and method are as intense as ever. As scholars of religion get to grips with some aspects of the phenomenon in question, new problems arise, and new challenges must be met. At the same time, however, the virtues of the past should not be forgotten, and a double orientation, back and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
913g
Number of Pages
506
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781791394
SKU
V9781781791394
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About Peter Antes (Ed.)
Peter Antes is Professor emeritus of the Study of Religions at the Leibniz University of Hannover, Institut fur Theologie und Religionswissenschaft, Germany. Armin W. Geertz is Professor in the History of Religions at the Department of Culture and Society, Section for the Study of Religion, and Chair of the Religion, Cognition and Culture Research Unit (RCC), Aarhus University, Denmark. Mikael ... Read more
Reviews for Contemporary Views on Comparative Religion
.. .The breadth of the material in the volume is truly noteworthy, and the editors are correct that there is no single theme or mission of the essays other than to represent the historical and contemporary span of the discipline.
David Eller, Anthroplogy Review Database, May 8, 2016
David Eller, Anthroplogy Review Database, May 8, 2016