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Religion enters the academy : the origins of the scholarly study of religion in America /

"Religious studies -- also known as comparative religion or history of religions -- emerged as a field of study in colleges and universities on both sides of the Atlantic during the late nineteenth century. In Europe, as previous historians have demonstrated, the discipline grew from long-estab...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Turner, James, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2011]
Series:George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; no. 4.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The dog that didn't bark : the study of religions in America to circa 1820
  • Comparing religions in an age of uncertainty, circa 1820 to 1875
  • William James redraws the map.