Constructions modernes de la religion: l'exemple de Volney
Three works of Volney (1757-1820) exemplify three constructions of religion. "Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte" (1787) presents Islam as a nefarious institution that buttresses the military despotism of the Turks. In "Les Ruines" (1791), all peoples are gathered in a world assembly a...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | French |
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Sage
1999
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Studies in religion
Year: 1999, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-33 |
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Volney, Constantin-François 1757-1820
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion |
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| Summary: | Three works of Volney (1757-1820) exemplify three constructions of religion. "Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte" (1787) presents Islam as a nefarious institution that buttresses the military despotism of the Turks. In "Les Ruines" (1791), all peoples are gathered in a world assembly and the religious leaders put up obstacles to the spread of natural morality. "Tableau du climat et du sol des États-Unis" (1803) opens new perspectives: thanks to conversations with an Indian chief, Volney sees religion as a part of native culture, and the understandimg of religion becomes necessary to the understanding of the fate of the defeated tribes |
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| ISSN: | 0008-4298 |
| Contains: | In: Studies in religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/000842989902800103 |