dc.contributor.author | Gilhus, Ingvild S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-01T10:00:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-01T10:00:32Z | |
dc.date.created | 2022-12-14T10:16:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-4227 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3047667 | |
dc.description.abstract | The article comments on the three challenges, which Mattias Brand presents in the Introduction: the questioning of central concepts, multiplication and fragmentation, and communication with a large audience. It also comments on Nickolas P. Roubekas article, “Asking Old Questions Anew: On the History of Religions.” The author stresses the lack of stability in the concept of religion and that those definitions must be modified and refined. A realistic goal for historians of religion is to a higher degree to contribute to middle-range theories where theories and empirical research are more closely integrated. Since religions of the past make up a significant part of the religion/s that have ever existed, they are essential to include in a comparative study of religion. The author finally points out that successful theorising in the historical study of religion should include students. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | The Study of the Past and its Present Challenges in the Study of Religions | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2022 the author | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/1467-9809.12904 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2092902 | |
dc.source.journal | Journal of Religious History | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 642-652 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Religious History. 2022, 46 (4), 642-652. | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 46 | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 4 | en_US |