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Today, most intellectuals agree that: a) Christianity has profoundly influenced western culture; b) members from different cultures experience many aspects of the world differently; c) the empirical and theoretical study of both culture and religion emerged within the West. This study argues that these truisms have implications for the conceptualization of religion and culture. More specifically, the thesis is that non-western cultures and religions differ from the descriptions prevalent in the West. The author proposes analyses of religion, the Roman "religio", the construction of "religions" in India, and the nature of cultural differences. Religion is important to the West because the constitution and the identity of western culture is tied to the dynamic of Christianity as a religion.

ISBN: 9789004099432
ISBN-10: 9004099433
Series: Numen Books: Studies in the History of Religions
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 575
Published: 1st November 1993
Publisher: BRILL ACADEMIC PUB
Dimensions (cm): 24.0 x 16.0
Weight (kg): 1.161