Criticism of Religion and its Import for the Scientific Study of Religion
Although the scientific study of religion may well have emerged, at least in part, because of the Enlightenment critique of religion, I will argue here – on historical and methodological grounds – that a properly formulated scientific study of religion necessarily precludes »critique potential« in t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
Year: 2006, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-120 |
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| Summary: | Although the scientific study of religion may well have emerged, at least in part, because of the Enlightenment critique of religion, I will argue here – on historical and methodological grounds – that a properly formulated scientific study of religion necessarily precludes »critique potential« in the sense in which that concept is used by an increasing number of scholars today. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 2194-508X |
| Contains: | In: Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zfr.2006.14.2.111 |
