Title: 'Religion' and the religions in the English Enlightenment
First published: 1990
Description: 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.
Subjects: Religion, History, Study and teaching, Intellectual life, Enlightenment, Étude et enseignement, Religion - Study and teaching - 17th century, Great Britain - Intellectual life - 18th century, Enlightenment - Great Britain, Aufklärung, Natuurlijke theologie, Great Britain, Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis), Religionsphilosophie, Vida intelectual, Begrippen, Religion - Study and teaching - 18th century, Great Britain - Intellectual life - 17th century, Vie intellectuelle, Godsdienstwetenschap, Godsdienst, Mouvement des Lumières, Historia, Godsdiensten, Religión, Ilustración, Great britain, church history, Great britain, intellectual life, Great britain, religion, Great britain, history, 18th century
Places: England
Time periods: 17th century, 18th century
LC classification: BL41 .H37 1990