01400nam a2200193Ia 4500 230822s9999 xx 000 0 und d 97890041154469004115447 eng BL51 .P72 1999 The pragmatics of defining religion : contexts, concepts, and contests / edited by Jan G. Platvoet and Arie L. Molendijk Leiden ; Boston : E. J. Brill, 1999 xvii, 543 p. ; 25 cm. Studies in the history and culture of the ancient Near East, 84 pt. 1. Introduction. In defence of pragmatism / Arie L. Molendijk -- pt. 2. Modern Contexts. The politics of defining religion in secular society: From a taken-for-granted institution to a contested resource / James A. Beckford. Religion as claim: Social and legal controversies / Massimo Introvigne. Religion as memory: Reference to tradition and the constitution of a heritage of belief in modern societies / Daniele Hervieu-Leger. Paradoxes: An essay on the object of the Psychology of Religion / Jacob A. Belzen -- pt. 3. Conceptual Changes. 'Religio' and 'religion' in the 18th century: The contrasting views of Wolff and Edelmann / Ernst Feil. Shifting cargoes: Ernst Troeltsch on the study of religion / Arie L. Molendijk. Religion Philosophy.Religion. Molendijk, Arie L. Platvoet, Jan G. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2023-08-23 24.50 0 BL51 .P72 1999 00027094 2023-08-23 00:00:00 2023-08-23 BK 44627 44627