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1 Online-Ressource (ix, 275 pages)
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Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0300154178
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030015416X
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1283915294
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9780300154177
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9780300154160
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9781283915298
Content:
Examining a wide array of ancient writings, Brent Nongbri dispels the commonly held idea that there is such a thing as ancient religion. Nongbri shows how misleading it is to speak as though religion was a concept native to pre-modern cultures
Content:
What do we mean by "religion"? -- Lost in translation: inserting "religion" into ancient texts -- Some (premature) births of religion in antiquity -- Christians and "others" in the premodern era -- Renaissance, reformation, and religion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- New worlds, new religions, world religions -- The modern origins of ancient religions -- Conclusion: after religion?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
Additional Edition:
9780300154160
Additional Edition:
030015416X
Additional Edition:
Print version Nongbri, Brent, 1977- Before religion New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2013
Language:
English
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