Humanistic Versus Social-Scientific Approaches to Religion

Abstract. Whereas Robert Segal (1990) identified seven misconceptions of the social sciences that he thinks scholars in religious studies make, this response argues that each of the alleged misconceptions involves the “oversight” of key distinctions that radically alter the complexion of Segal'...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: Sharma, Aruind (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1991
In: Zygon
Further subjects:B Belief
B falsification and verification
B Faith
B phenomenology of religion
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Summary:Abstract. Whereas Robert Segal (1990) identified seven misconceptions of the social sciences that he thinks scholars in religious studies make, this response argues that each of the alleged misconceptions involves the “oversight” of key distinctions that radically alter the complexion of Segal's case.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1991.tb00907.x