Gods and demons, priests and scholars
Subtitle: critical explorations in the history of religions
By: Bruce Lincoln
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226481869; 9780226481876
Subjects: Religion; Methodology; Study and teaching; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theses on method; title: How to read a religious text; title: Nature and genesis of pantheons; title: The cosmo-logic of Persian demonology; title: Anomaly, science, and religion; title: Between history and myth; title: Poetic, royal, and female discourse; title: Ancient and post-ancient religions; title: Sanctified violence; title: Religious and other conflicts in 20th century Guatemala; title: In praise of the chaotic; title: Theses on comparison; title: With Cristiano Grottanelli; title: The (un)discipline of religious studies.