Introduction
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Introduction - The Invention of Religions |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Daniel Dubuisson; CNRS, Paris; France |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religious Studies |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | academic study of religion; history of religion; enthnocentric; idea of religion; colonialism; cultural imperialism; |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Discipline of Religious Studies; History of Religions |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | For less than thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departments of several North American and British universities—and the results are considerable, obliging us to envisage new ways of conceiving of this academic field. While the History of Religions tended to rest in the shade and guardianship of past authorities, this critical current has re-examined the discipline’s a priori positions, its favourite arguments, its long prehistory within Euro/Christian culture, but also its numerous ethnocentric prejudices. The first part of the volume considers anew the origins and Christian history of the notion of religion. This starting point then allows us to identify dead ends and contradictions within the traditional History of Religions approach. The second part is dedicated to the synthetic presentation of the concepts, methods, and controversies, which distinguish this current. Following this are two related contributions devoted to two major case studies: “Colonialism and Cultural Imperialism” and “The Invention of Hinduism and Shintoism”. Finally, in the third and last part of the book, is critically examined this trend itself, identifying some of the paradoxes, gaps, and aporias that this approach has already gathered during its short existence. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 08-Oct-2019 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/36863 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.36863 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; The Invention of Religions |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
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| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |