Religious Memory as a Conveyor of Authoritative Tradition: The Necessary and Essential Component in a Definition of Religion
In a landmark book published in 2000, the sociologist Danièle Hervieu-Léger defined religion as a chain of memory, by which she meant that within religious communities remembered traditions are transmitted with an overpowering authority from generation to generation. After analysing Hervieu-Léger‟s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions
Year: 2015, Volume: 2, Pages: 5-23 |
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Celtic Shamanism
B Authority B Tradition B Defining Religion B Zimbabwe |
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