The Awkwardness of American Exceptionalism

American exceptionalism poses particular methodological challenges for the historian of religion. This essay acknowledges the importance of privileging historical specificity, as modeled by Dana Logan’s study of America’s formative forms of governance in her recent book, Awkward Rituals, but then ar...

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Main Author: Furey, Constance M. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-86
Further subjects:B John Winthrop
B Sovereignty
B American Exceptionalism
B Ritual Theory
B Universality
B Marriage
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