Explanation of the Sacred (Multi-perspective Religious Studies)

Author: (USA) Peyton
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Features: What interpretive perspectives do people generally adopt when explaining religion? How do various observational frameworks construct vastly different objects of observation? This book delves into these questions in depth. Its theme is not that everything is "just" interpretation, but rather the interpretation of the diverse data produced by various interpretations. The author argues that his task as a scholar is to foster various centers of ideas that can help in studying the global patterns of religion and in thinking about methodologies for religious studies. To establish a methodology for cross-cultural comparative religious studies and to provide multiple pathways for understanding the relationship between the universal, cross-cultural continuity of religion and its cultural specificity—this book represents the author's efforts to achieve this goal. It has been welcomed by many universities in the United States and around the world, becoming a required reading in related fields.
What interpretive perspectives do people generally adopt when explaining religion? How do various observational frameworks construct vastly different objects of observation? This book delves into these questions in depth. Its theme is not that everything is "just" interpretation, but rather the interpretation of the diverse data produced by various interpretations. The author argues that his task as a scholar is to foster various centers of ideas that can help in studying the global patterns of religion and in thinking about methodologies for religious studies. To establish a methodology for cross-cultural comparative religious studies and to provide multiple pathways for understanding the relationship between the universal, cross-cultural continuity of religion and its cultural specificity—this book represents the author's efforts to achieve this goal. It has been welcomed by many universities in the United States and around the world, becoming a required reading in related fields.