Toward a Big History Interpretation of Religion

The word “religion” refers to a wide range of phenomena ranging from Tibetan Buddhism to the Prosperity Gospel. As a result, religion has accrued a “bewildering variety of definitions”. This essay, rather than asking the ontological question – “What kind of thing is religion?” – looks at religion ep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ken Baskin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Big History Association 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Big History
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Online Access:https://jbh.journals.villanova.edu/index.php/JBH/article/view/2473/2424