The Western Epistemic Tradition and the Scientific Study of Religion

by Wiebe and Donald

Book Overview

This book provides an account of how a science of religion was able to emerge from the devotional, catechetical, theological, and philosophical forms of 'religious studies' that have generally characterized this field of scholarship. Although elements of the scientific study of religion can be found in the scholarly engagement with religion in the academy today, it is still primarily associated with religious and nonscientific humanistic quests for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800502737
• ISBN13: 9781800502734
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"