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The Scientification of Religion : an Historical Study of Discursive Change, 1800-2000.
The enigmatic relation between religion and science still presents a challenge to European societies and to ideas about what it means to be 'modern.' This book argues that secularism, rather than pushing back religious truth claims, in fact has been religiously productive itself. A histori...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
De Gruyter,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Religion and Science in Discursive Perspective
- 2. From Polemical Disjunction to New Integration: The Science of the Stars
- 3. Alchemical Quests in Modern Garb
- 4. Darwinism Turned into Religion: Monism
- 5. Merging Occultism, Philosophy, Science, and the Academic Study of Religion: The Theosophical Society
- 6. The Trouble with Europe: Academic Orientalism and New Mystical Religions
- 7. In Search of the Great Goddess: How Academic Theories Generated Paganism and Witchcraft
- 8. Normatizing Shamanism: Academic Teachers as Religious Experts
- Conclusion: The Scientification of Religion
- Bibliography
- Index.