| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 231 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-226) and index. |
| Contents |
Saving belief: on the new materialism in religious studies / Terry F. Godlove, Jr.-- Radical interpretation and pragmatism: Davidson, Rorty, and Brandom on truth / Jeffrey Stout -- Cultural politics and the question of the existence of God / Richard Rorty -- Religious belief and naturalism / Wayne L. Proudfoot -- "The Chinese believe in spirits": belief and believing in the study of religion / Catherine M. Bell -- On interpreting the world religiously / E. Thomas Lawson -- Are religious beliefs counter-intuitive? / Maurice Bloch -- You don't read a myth for information / Hans H. Penner -- Religion as a "mobile army of metaphors" / Nancy K. Frankenberry -- Manna, mana everywhere and /// / Jonathan Z. Smith. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
In this landmark interdisciplinary volume, ten distinguished scholars offer radical interpretations of religious belief and language from a variety of perspectives including anthropology of religion, ritual studies, cognitive psychology, semantics, post-analytic philosophy, history of religions, and philosophy of religion. |
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Religion -- Congresses.
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Religion.
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RELIGION -- Education.
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Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
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Godsdienst.
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Interpretatie.
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Wetenschapsbeoefening.
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Religionswissenschaft.
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Methode.
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Frankenberry, Nancy, 1947-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Radical interpretation in religion. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521816866 052101705X (DLC) 2002024644 (OCoLC)49327005 |
| ISBN |
0511042663 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511042669 (electronic bk.) |
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0511030568 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511030567 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511613906 (electronic bk.) |
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0511613903 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511045899 (electronic bk.) |
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0511045891 (electronic bk.) |
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