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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Auteur principal: Wiebe, Donald 1943- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Diagonal-Verlag 2012
Dans: Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
Année: 2006, Volume: 14, Numéro: 2, Pages: 111-120
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:2194-508X
Contient:In: Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zfr.2006.14.2.111