Relating Religion - Essays in the Study of Religion
One of the most influential theorists of religion, Jonathan Z. Smith is best known for his analyses of religious studies as a discipline and for his advocacy and refinement of comparison as the basis for the history of religions. Relating Religion gathers seventeen essays--four of them never before published--that together provide the first broad overview of Smith's thinking since his seminal 1982 book, Imagining Religion.Smith first explains how he was drawn to the study of religion, outlines his own theoretical commitments, and draws the connections between his thinking and his concerns for general education. He then engages several figures…
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- ISBN: 978-0-226-76387-3
- EAN: 9780226763873
- Produktnummer: 1541846
- Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 424 S.
- Masse: H15.6 cm x B22.8 cm x D2.6 cm 664 g
- Gewicht: 664
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
Über den Autor
Jonathan Z. Smith is the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor of the Humanities in the College and the Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World at the University of Chicago. He is the author of numerous works, including Map Is Not Territory, Imagining Religion, To Take Place, and Drudgery Divine. He is also the editor of The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion.
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