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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Nongbri, Brent (1977-....)
Titre(s) : Before religion [Texte imprimé] : a history of a modern concept / Brent Nongbri
Publication : New Haven : Yale University Press, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : ix- 275 p. ; 22 cm
Comprend : What do we mean by "religion"? ; Lost in translation: inserting "religion" into
ancient texts ; Some (premature) births of religion in antiquity ; Christians and
"others" in the premodern era ; Renaissance, reformation, and religion in the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries ; New worlds, new religions, world religions ; The modern
origins of ancient religions ; Conclusion: after religion?
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-261) and index
Examining a wide array of ancient writings, Nongbri demonstrates that in antiquity,
there was no conceptual arena that could be designated as "religious" as opposed to
"secular." He offers a concise and readable account of the emergence of the concept
of religion
Sujet(s) : Religion
Religion -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300154160 (alk. paper). - ISBN 030015416X (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb435410851
Notice n° :
FRBNF43541085
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