Why do great and little traditions coexist in the world’s doctrinal religions?
Anthropologists and historians of religion have commonly contrasted “great” (literate, authoritative, and centrally regulated) traditions with “little” (popular, unauthorized, and locally variable) traditions. These two dimensions of doctrinal religion are thought to be a product of divergent patter...
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Taylor & Francis
2021
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