Comparison : A Critical Primer
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Concepts in the Study of Religion
ISBN-10
178179538X
ISBN-13
9781781795385
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Imprint
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 31st, 2017
Print length
142 Pages
Weight
192 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 13.90 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Comparative religion
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This book looks at the concept of comparison in the study of religion.
Comparison is held to be one of the central methods of the academic study of religion. While many ostensibly engage in the comparative act, often overlooked is what it actually means to do this. What is comparison? Why engage in it and for what purposes? Can there be such a thing as a valid or invalid comparison? Can comparison itself be compared to anything? This book starts with the premise that while there are good comparisons and bad comparisons, what is common to both is the sheer artificiality of the enterprise and develops an analytical framework for using the method in the context of religious studies. After briefly tracing the history and genealogy of the category, Hughes draws on his own extensive work in Judaism and Islam to argue that comparison can be a useful method, but only under strictly controlled conditions.
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