Where Did This Box of Books Come From?
The publication of The Norton Anthology of World Religions and the subsequent massive free exam copy mailing campaign by W. W. Norton requires an explanation. Why does the field of religious studies need such an anthology? What has led us to the place where such an anthology even makes sense? This e...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 287-296 |
| Review of: | The Norton anthology of world religions (New York [u.a.] : Norton, 20XX) (Altman, Michael J.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Norton anthology of world religions
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| IxTheo Classification: | BG World religions |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
B World Religions theory anthologies religious studies texts colonialism |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The publication of The Norton Anthology of World Religions and the subsequent massive free exam copy mailing campaign by W. W. Norton requires an explanation. Why does the field of religious studies need such an anthology? What has led us to the place where such an anthology even makes sense? This essay examines the explanations General Editor Jack Miles gives for why The Norton Anthology of World Religions arrived in faculty mailboxes all over the country in the spring of 2015. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contains: | In: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341371 |