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REFLECTIONS IN THE MIRROR OF RELIGION
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| By: |
Ninian Smart, John P. Burris (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£104.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0333637798 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780333637791 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
23 May, 1997 |
| Series: |
Library of Philosophy and Religion |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Beginning with investigations into the possibility of a science of religion, this text goes on to consider how a sociology of religious knowledge can be developed, focusing in particular on Asian cultures and traditions. It also analyzes the growth of religious studies as an academic field. |
| Synopsis: |
The essays selected for this volume represent Professor Ninian Smart's most contemporary reflections on major issues the field of religious studies. Beginning with investigations into the possibility of a science of religion, Professor Smart then goes on to consider how a sociology of religious knowledge can be developed, focusing in particular on Asian cultures and traditions. Finally he analyses the growth of religious studies as an academic field, a field his own work has helped to shape in a definitive way. |
| Illustrations: |
index |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |