In the seventeenth and eighteenth century the terms 'atheism' and 'deism' involved fine distinctions that have not always been preserved by later scholars. The original deployment and usage of these terms were often more complicated than much of the historical scholarship sugges…
This collection of essays from an international group of scholars explores how the elaboration of biblical prayers of the Persian and early Hellenistic periods shaped identity, evoked a sense of belonging to specific groups, and added emotional significance to this affiliation. …
This collection of essays from an international group of scholars explores how the elaboration of biblical prayers of the Persian and early Hellenistic periods shaped identity, evoked a sense of belonging to specific groups, and added emotional significance to this affiliation. …
Manufacturing distance in the study of religion -- Method as identity: the battle for identity in the North American academic study of religion -- Ghost stories: how method reveals identity in the study of religions -- Long division: how identity reveals method in the history of…
Method as Identity considers how social identity shapes methodological standpoints. With a refreshing hip hop sensibility, Miller and Driscoll reorient the contemporary academic study of religion toward recognition of the costs and benefits of manufacturing "critical" distance f…
"All the articles in this volume have been inspired by the life and the work of Elisabeth van Houts. All are in one way or another reflections on the book's chosen title and of her remarkable range of interests and sympathies. In assembling the group of scholars who have written…