Religion and the Religions in the English Enlightenment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521385305)

The origin of the modern perception of religion can be traced to the Enlightenment. This book shows how the concepts of "religion" and "the religions" arose from controversies in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England. The birth of "the religions," conceived of as sets of beliefs and practices, created a new science of religion in which the various "religions" could be studied and impartially compared. Harrison gives a detailed historical picture of the emergence of this concept and how it led to the discipline of comparative religion.

Author: Peter Harrison
ISBN-10: 052138530X
ISBN-13: 9780521385305
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/30/1990
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d