Scholarly Imaginations—and Modes of Their Comparability
Comparison, the study of religion and the name J.Z. Smith are inextricably linked. In spite of adversity, Smith defended the necessity of comparison in many of his contributions to the field, once known as Comparative Religion. This homage to Smith sketches a theoretical model of 4 domains of compar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-33 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Smith, Jonathan Z. 1938-2017
/ Comparative religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
| Further subjects: | B
Comparison
B Semantics B comparative methodology B conceptual models B cultural posits B Meaning |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Comparison, the study of religion and the name J.Z. Smith are inextricably linked. In spite of adversity, Smith defended the necessity of comparison in many of his contributions to the field, once known as Comparative Religion. This homage to Smith sketches a theoretical model of 4 domains of comparabilities which may further enhance the methodological awareness of scholars of religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341459 |