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The Science of Religion and the Sociology of Knowledge: Some Methodological Questions
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Science of Religion and the Sociology of Knowledge: Some Methodological Questions
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Ninian Smart
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:174 | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127 |
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Category/Genre | Philosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge Philosophy of religion |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691609690
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Classifications | Dewey:215 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
8 March 2015 |
Publication Country |
United States
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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
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