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'Religion' and the Religions in the English Enlightenment
'Religion' and the Religions in the English Enlightenment
Author: Peter Harrison
The origin of the modern perception of religion can be traced to the Enlightenment. This book shows how the concepts of "religion" and "the religions" arose from controversies in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England. The birth of "the religions," conceived of as sets of beliefs and practices, created a new science of religion in which t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521892933
ISBN-10: 0521892937
Publication Date: 5/2/2002
Pages: 287
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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