Alive and on the move: the future study of religion

The article discusses the complex nature of the study of religion, its theological bias and comparative approach. It stresses the comparative and multidisciplinary outlook of the discipline and its openness to new perspectives, theories and themes as criteria for future success.

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Subtitles:Futures
Main Author: Gilhus, Ingvild Sælid 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2020]
In: Religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 60-64
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Science of Religion / Interdisciplinary research / Comparative religion
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
Further subjects:B Theology
B Comparison
B Historical aspects
B Multidisciplinary
B complex nature
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Summary:The article discusses the complex nature of the study of religion, its theological bias and comparative approach. It stresses the comparative and multidisciplinary outlook of the discipline and its openness to new perspectives, theories and themes as criteria for future success.
ISSN:1096-1151
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2019.1681097