Religion and its History offers a reflection of our operative
concept of religion and religions, developing a set of approaches
that bridge the widely assumed gulf between analysing present
religion and doing history of religion. Religious Studies have
adapted a wide range of methodologies from sociological tool kits
to insights and concepts from disciplines of social and cultural
studies. Their massive historical claims, which typically idealize
and reify communities and traditions, and build normative claims
thereupon, lack a critical engagement on the part of the
researchers. This book radically rethinks and critically engages
with these biases. It does so by offering neither an abridged
global history of religion nor a small handbook of methodology.
Instead, this book presents concepts and methods that allow the
analysis of contemporary and past religious practices, ideas, and
institutions within a shared framework.
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