Toward a Volitional Definition of Religion

This article advocates for the production of stipulative definitions of religion, a type of nominal definition that articulates new ways of applying a word to a thing. I propose that scholars look to sites where phenomena historically have been labeled “religion” on lexical or real understandings of...

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Main Author: Nemec, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2020]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 88, Issue: 3, Pages: 664-692
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Definition
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
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