The Science of Religion and the Sociology of Knowledge: Some Methodological Questions

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Science of Religion and the Sociology of Knowledge: Some Methodological Questions
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ninian Smart
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:174
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenrePhilosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge
Philosophy of religion
ISBN/Barcode 9780691609690
ClassificationsDewey:215
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Ambitiously undertaking to develop a strategy for making the study of religion "scientific," Ninian Smart tackles a set of interrelated issues that bear importantly on the status of religion as an academic discipline. He draws a clear distinction between studying religion and "doing theology," and considers how phenomenological method may be used i