The return of the positivist theory of religion

The dominant explanation of the origins of religion in the nineteenth century was what we will call the Positivist Theory of religion, according to which religion is understood as form of primitive science, falsely based on an animistic method of explanation of events. Recently, this theory has been...

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Main Author: Kaufman, Whitley R. P. 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2025, Volume: 97, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-171
Further subjects:B philosophy of religion
B Political Science of Religion
B History of religion
B Agency detector
B Evolutionary Psychology
B cognitive science of religion
B Positivism and religion
B Anthropology of religion
B phenomenology of religion
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