'religion' and the religions in the english enlightenment
Auteur :
Harrison, Peter
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521385305
Date de publication :
30 nov. 1990
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
565 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book shows how the concept of 'religion' and 'the religions' arose out of controversies in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England. The birth of 'the religions', conceived to be sets of beliefs and practices, enabled the establishment of a new science of religion in which the various 'religions' were studied and impartially compared.