The Invention of World Religions: Or, How European Universalism Was Preserved in the Language of Pluralism
Bruce Lincoln is one of the most prominent advocates within religious studies for an uncompromisingly critical approach to the phenomenon of religion—historians of religions, he believes, should resist the preferred narratives and self-understanding of religions themselves, especially when their stories are endowed with sacred origins and authority. In Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars, Lincoln assembles a collection of essays that both illustrates and reveals the benefits of his methodology, making a case for a critical religious studies that starts with skepticism but is neither cynical nor crude.
Country | USA |
Brand | University of Chicago Press |
Manufacturer | University of Chicago Press |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 16 colour plates, 10 line drawings, 12 t |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780226481876 |
ReleaseDate | 0000-00-00 |