Religion in History / La religion dans l’histoire

Religion in History / La religion dans l’histoire
Author: Michel Despland
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 1992-03-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0889208360

The history of the concept of “religion” in Western tradition has intrigued scholars for years. This important collection of eighteen essays brings further light to the ongoing debate. Three of the invited participants, W.C. Smith, M. Despland and E. Feil, has each previously written impressive books treating this subject; the last two acknowledged the impact and continuing influence of Smith’s work, The Meaning and End of Religion. An introduction and a recapitulation of Smith’s contribution as a scholar set the stage for a retrospective look at the published literature. Contributors then examine the transformation of words (the classical religio to the modern religion), particularities of religion in nineteenth-century France, Troeltsch’s concept of religion, the study of religion from an Asian point of view and the categorization of “World Religions.” The concluding essays elaborate contemporary anthropological, cross-disciplinary, semiological, deconstructive and psychoanalytical methodological approaches to the concept and study of “religion.” Exploring critically different aspects of the concept and study of religion, these provocative essays typically reflect the methodological pluralism currently existing in the field of Religious Studies. Of interest to scholars and students alike, this collection also contains a complete bibliography of W.C. Smith’s publications.

Author:
Publisher: Odile Jacob
Total Pages: 365
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 2738180485

Alfred Loisy and the Making of History of Religions

Alfred Loisy and the Making of History of Religions
Author: Annelies Lannoy
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2020-08-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110584131

This monograph studies the professionalization of History of religions as an academic discipline in late 19th and early 20th century France and Europe. Its common thread is the work of the French Modernist priest and later Professor of History of religions at the Collège de France, Alfred Loisy (1857-1940), who participated in many of the most topical debates among French and international historians of religions. Unlike his well-studied Modernist theology, Loisy’s writings on comparative religion, and his rich interactions with famous scholars like F. Cumont, M. Mauss, or J.G. Frazer, remain largely unknown. This monograph is the first to paint a comprehensive picture of his career as a historian of religions before and after his excommunication in 1908. Through a contextual analysis of publications by Loisy and contemporaries, and a large corpus of private correspondence, it illuminates the scientification of the discipline between 1890-1920, and its deep entanglement with religion, politics, and society. Particular attention is also given to the role of national and transnational scholarly networks, and the way they controlled the theoretical and institutional frameworks for studying the history of religions.

The Journal of Philosophy

The Journal of Philosophy
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 818
Release: 1925
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Covers topics in philosophy, psychology, and scientific methods. Vols. 31- include "A Bibliography of philosophy," 1933-

Journal

Journal
Author: Society of Oriental Research
Publisher:
Total Pages: 418
Release: 1928
Genre: Asia
ISBN:

Exercices d'histoire des religions

Exercices d'histoire des religions
Author: Philippe Borgeaud
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2016-05-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 900431914X

Exercices d’histoire des religions is a collection of the most important articles published by Philippe Borgeaud during his career as the professor of history of religions at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). These nineteen studies showcase the many reflections of the Swiss scholar of religion on the categories and tools used to describe and compare such evanescent concepts as “religions”, “myths” and “rituals”, and his methodology for a critical and comparative study of ancient and modern religions. Through them, readers will gain a clear understanding of the importance such an approach can wield in the contemporary discussions and dissents about religions. Exercices d’histoire des religions rassemble les articles les plus importants publiés par Philippe Borgeaud durant sa carrière en tant que professeur d’histoire des religions à l’Université de Genève. Ces dix-neuf enquêtes illustrent les réflexions du savant suisse sur les outils et catégories utilisés par l’historien des religions pour décrire et comparer des concepts aussi évanescents que les « religions », les « mythes » ou les « rituels », et sur le rôle joué par les émotions dans leur élaboration. À travers eux, le lecteur est amené à découvrir la méthode développée par Philippe Borgeaud pour étudier de manière critique et comparative les religions antiques et modernes, une approche sans doute fondamentale pour mieux saisir les discussions et controverses contemporaines sur ce sujet.

The Inconceivable Polytheism

The Inconceivable Polytheism
Author: Francis Schmidt
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1987
Genre: Gods
ISBN: 9783718603671

First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Isis

Isis
Author: George Sarton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 606
Release: 1923
Genre: Science
ISBN:

"Brief table of contents of vols. I-XX" in v. 21, p. [502]-618.