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The History of Religion and the Study of Religion in Mexico'
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 2000The study of the history of religion(s), as such, has never existed in Mexico as a distinct discipline. Aside from the fact that from early on there have been theological studies in confessional centers, the study of religion has remained a component of other disciplines like His tory, Art History, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, or Philoso phy ...
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2018
Making the leap from mountains to cultures, this chapter invites readers to consider not just religion as an aspect of wider cultural practices, but the very fact that we think such things as religions exist – that some of us even use the word ‘religion’ – itself to be a cultural artifact. We therefore begin by acquainting ourselves with the history of
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Making the leap from mountains to cultures, this chapter invites readers to consider not just religion as an aspect of wider cultural practices, but the very fact that we think such things as religions exist – that some of us even use the word ‘religion’ – itself to be a cultural artifact. We therefore begin by acquainting ourselves with the history of
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History of Religion as Critique of Religion?
2021AbstractThe Scottish eighteenth-century philosopher and historian David Hume can be considered a pioneer of the “natural history of religion” in the sense of a universal history of religion that is not based on theological presuppositions. This chapter offers a characterization of his methodological achievements and a reevaluation of his empirical ...
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2023
Abstract Part II engages in feminist historiography. Claiming that women are absent from the historical record only because (male) historians have written them out of it, this section transforms the old genre of the Querelle des femmes through its global aspirations.
Angela Hunter, Rebecca Wilkin
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Abstract Part II engages in feminist historiography. Claiming that women are absent from the historical record only because (male) historians have written them out of it, this section transforms the old genre of the Querelle des femmes through its global aspirations.
Angela Hunter, Rebecca Wilkin
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Circumcision: History, Religion and Law
Urologia Journal, 2011The aim of this article is to describe the circumcision procedure during history, its therapeutic and preventive goals, with focus on bioethical, economic and law issues. The origins of this practice are lost in antiquity. It was performed since 3000 BC by the Egyptians for hygienic and religious reasons.
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2002
In at least three fields Religion Past and Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion surpasses all existing general reference works on religion in English: (1) Christian theology, (2) biblical studies, and (3) Christian history. In category (1) belong the long, multi-authored articles on: church, church polity, confession of faith, creation ...
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In at least three fields Religion Past and Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion surpasses all existing general reference works on religion in English: (1) Christian theology, (2) biblical studies, and (3) Christian history. In category (1) belong the long, multi-authored articles on: church, church polity, confession of faith, creation ...
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EASTERN RELIGIONS AND HISTORY OF RELIGIONS
Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 1971+8 more sources
The History of Religion and the Absolute Religion
1991“History is no place for absolute religions and absolute personalities”. So, at least, we are told by Ernst Troeltsch, in his book Die Absolutheit des Christentums und die Religionsgeschichte2. And this affirmation in no way expresses a truism. Troeltsch’s book appeared at the beginning of the 20th century, and he is here giving expression to a point ...
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History of Religion or Histories of Religion : Unmooring an Object of Study
ASDIWAL. Revue genevoise d'anthropologie et d'histoire des religions, 2016Cet article porte sur la question des «objets de l’histoire des religions » . Bien qu’il existe au sein des départements d’histoire de nombreuses sortes d’historiens spécialistes d’histoire économique, sociale, militaire, etc., on n’y trouve jamais des historiens des religions. Comment expliquer ce fait ?
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Idolatry, Heresy, and the Jews: Histories of Religion and the History of Religion
2020This article explores the connections of the Christian discourse on Jews, idolaters and heretics, and the lasting influence of that discourse on Western ideas on non-Western and/or ancient religions. Idolatry, heresy, and Judaism are discursive categories with ambiguous links, referring to various forms of religious otherness.
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