Dumont on religion: difference, comparison, transgression

What can we learn from Louis Dumont? -- A contrarian's most contrarian notion : Dumont on hierarchy -- Our individualism and its religious origins -- The comparative risks of comparison : on not remaining caged within our own frame of reference -- Conclusion: Dumont's morality and social c...

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Main Author: Strenski, Ivan 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London [u.a.] Equinox 2008
In:Year: 2008
Edition:1. publ.
Series/Journal:Key thinkers in the study of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dumont, Louis 1911-1998 / Science of Religion / Structuralism
Further subjects:B Dumont, Louis (1911-1998)
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Summary:What can we learn from Louis Dumont? -- A contrarian's most contrarian notion : Dumont on hierarchy -- Our individualism and its religious origins -- The comparative risks of comparison : on not remaining caged within our own frame of reference -- Conclusion: Dumont's morality and social cosmology
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-142) and index
ISBN:1845532732