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A Theory of Religion Revised |
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Author |
Stone, Jim (著)
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Source |
Religious Studies
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Volume | v.37 n.2 |
Date | 2001.06 |
Pages | 177 - 189 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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https://www.cambridge.org/
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Location | Cambridge, UK [劍橋, 英國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Abstract | This essay is a revision of my earlier effort to overturn the prevailing view that there is merely a ‘family resemblance’ between religions. A religion is a system of practices rationalized by beliefs according to which the practices place the practitioner in a relation-of-value to a supermundane reality so grand that it can figure centrally in the satisfaction of substantial human needs. A ‘supermundane reality’ is one that exceeds the mundane world revealed by sense perception. The theory generates a useful taxonomy of practices and theories closely related to, but substantially different from, religions. |
Table of contents | The old theory 177 Spiritual paths 179 Theories of the good 179 Philosophies of life 179 Cults 180 The old theory refuted 180 The new theory 182 Hard cases 185
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ISSN | 00344125 (P); 1469901X (E) |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412501005583 |
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Created date | 2008.07.29 |
Modified date | 2023.03.15 |
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