{"product_id":"comparison-aaron-w-hughes-9781781795385","title":"Comparison: A Critical Primer","description":"\u003cp\u003eComparison is held to be one of the central methods of the academic study of religion. While many ostensibly engage in the comparative act, often overlooked is what it actually means to do this. What is comparison? Why engage in it and for what purposes? Can there be such a thing as a valid or invalid comparison?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book starts with the premise that while there are good comparisons and bad comparisons, what is common to both is the sheer artificiality of the enterprise. It then develops an analytical framework for using the method in the context of religious studies. After briefly tracing the history and genealogy of the category, Hughes draws on his extensive work in Judaism and Islam to argue that comparison can be a useful method, but only under strictly controlled conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178179538X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781795385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Aaron Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937988608255,"sku":"9781781795385","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a18528ea-33f6-46bd-89ef-50c278baf921.jpg?v=1681433088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparison-aaron-w-hughes-9781781795385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}