Manufacturing religion: the discourse on sui generis religion and the politics of nostalgia

"In this new book, author Russell McCutcheon offers a powerful critique of traditional scholarship on religion, focusing on multiple interrelated targets. Most prominent among these are the History of Religions as a discipline; Mircea Eliade, one of the founders of the modern discipline; recent...

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Contributors: McCutcheon, Russell T. 1961- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press 1997
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Reviews:Manufacturing Religion: The Discourse on Sui Generis Religion and the Politics of Nostalgia. Russell T. McCutcheon (1999) (Geertz, Armin W., 1948 -)
Further subjects:B Religion ; Study and teaching ; Methodology
B Godsdienstwetenschap
B Religion Study and teaching Methodology
B Electronic books
B RELIGION ; Education
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