'religion' and the religions in the english enlightenment
Auteur :
Harrison, Peter
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521892933
Date de publication :
2 mai 2002
Dimensions :
23,2 x 15,1 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
430 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.