A new science : the discovery of religion in the Age of Reason / Guy G. Stroumsa.

Author/creator Stroumsa, Guy G.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Descriptionx, 223 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: The study of religion as cultural criticism -- Paradigm shift : exploring the world's religions -- Respublica Hebraeorum : biblical religion and European culture -- From biblical philology to the study of Judaism -- Biblical myth, religious history, and idolatry -- Iranian religions and the idea of dualism -- From Mohammedis imposturae to the Three imposters : the study of Islam and the Enlightenment -- From China to Rome : the discovery of civil religion -- Epilogue: From ritual to myth.
Abstract Guy Stroumsa offers an innovative and powerful argument that the comparative study of religion finds its origin in early modern Europe. --from publisher description
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2009044453
ISBN9780674048607 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674048601 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BL41 .S73 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold