ISBN:
9781139166232
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xi, 471 pages)
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DDC:
299/.6
Keywords:
Religion
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Knowledge, Sociology of
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Religion and science
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Wissenssoziologie
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Magie
;
Religion
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Afrika
;
Africa / Religion
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Afrika
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Afrika
;
Magie
;
Afrika
;
Wissenssoziologie
;
Afrika
;
Religion
Abstract:
Robin Horton's critical and creative writings on African religious thought have influenced anthropologists, philosophers, and all those interested in the comparative study of religion and thought. This selection of some of his classic papers, with a new introduction and postscript by the author, traces Horton's theoretical ideas over thirty years. In attempting to understand African religious thought, he also tackles broader issues in the history and sociology of thought, such as secularisation and modernisation. Part I is a critical assessment of two established interpretive approaches, the Symbolist and the Theological. Part II proposes an alternative 'Intellectualist' approach that emphasises the structural and processual similarities between religious and scientific thinking. The postscript appraises the Intellectualist approach in the light of theorising about religion and world views
Note:
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139166232
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