Descript |
xiv, 206 p. ; 23 cm. |
Note |
Reprint. Originally published: London ; Oakville, Conn. : Equinox, 2007 |
Contents |
Introduction: What is the study of religion? -- What's in a name? -- The history of religion? -- The essentials of religion -- The functions of religion -- The public discourse on religion -- Religion and the insider/outsider problem -- The resemblance among religions -- Religion and classification -- Afterword: The necessary lie : duplicity in the disciplines / by Jonathan Z. Smith. |
ISBN |
9781845530129 (pbk.) |
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9781845530112 (hard) |
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