Spirituality and Religion: A challenge to Near Eastern Studies

The study of spirituality and religion has vastly increased in importance as a field of study within Near Eastern Studies (cum Semitics) compared to the status it enjoyed until quite recently. This shift of importance is a consequence of the broadening approach that can be detected in the traditiona...

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Main Author: Nel, Philip Johannes 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2001
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2001, Volume: 10, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 1-19
Further subjects:B Religion vs Spirituality
B Near Eastern Studies
B Relevance Syndrome
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:The study of spirituality and religion has vastly increased in importance as a field of study within Near Eastern Studies (cum Semitics) compared to the status it enjoyed until quite recently. This shift of importance is a consequence of the broadening approach that can be detected in the traditional departments of Near Eastern Studies and Semitics and which is evidenced by their emphasis on cultural contextualisation and relevance to contemporary society. I
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10520/AJA10318471_172