Drudgery Divine - 9780226763637
Un libro in lingua di Smith Jonathan Z. edito da Univ of Chicago Pr, 1994
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In this major theoretical and methodological statement on the history of religions, Jonathan Z. Smith shows how convert apologetic agendas can dictate the course of comparative religious studies. As his example, Smith reviews four centuries of scholarship comparing early Christianities with religions of late Antiquity (especially the so-called mystery cults) and shows how this scholarship has been based upon an underlying Protestant-Catholic polemic. The result is a devastating critique of traditional New Testament scholarship, a redescription of early Christianities as religious traditions amenable to comparison, and a milestone in Smith's controversial approach to comparative religious studies.
"An important book, and certainly one of the most significant in the career of Jonathan Z. Smith, whom one may venture to call the greatest pathologist in the history of religions. As in many precedent cases, Smith follows a standard procedure: he carefully selects his victim, and then dissects with artistic finesse and unequaled acumen. The operation is always necessary, and a deconstructor of Smith's caliber is hard to find."—Ioan P. Coulianu, Journal of Religion
"An important book, and certainly one of the most significant in the career of Jonathan Z. Smith, whom one may venture to call the greatest pathologist in the history of religions. As in many precedent cases, Smith follows a standard procedure: he carefully selects his victim, and then dissects with artistic finesse and unequaled acumen. The operation is always necessary, and a deconstructor of Smith's caliber is hard to find."—Ioan P. Coulianu, Journal of Religion
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Drudgery Divine
- Sottotitolo: On the Comparison of Early Christianities and the Religions of Late Antiquity
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Smith Jonathan Z.
- Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Collana: Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 28 Maggio '94
- Genere: RELIGION
- Argomenti : Christianity and other religions Roman religion. Study and teaching History Christianity and other religions Judaism Study and teaching History Judaism Relations Christianity Study and teaching History
- Dimensioni mm: 215 x 146 x 12
- ISBN-10: 0226763633
- EAN-13: 9780226763637