On the definition of religion: historiography, criticisms and possibilities

The present work proposes to present in its first sections the question about the definition of religion and the implications thereof for the scientific study in this area. For this, we use works that directly address the theme, as well as those who make their criticism. In its last section, it pres...

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Autor: Figueiredo, Nestor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Rever (São Paulo. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/45173
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/article/view/45173
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciência da religião
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Conceito
Metodologia
Study of religion
Definition
Concept
Methodology
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Sumario:The present work proposes to present in its first sections the question about the definition of religion and the implications thereof for the scientific study in this area. For this, we use works that directly address the theme, as well as those who make their criticism. In its last section, it presents some difficulties for the formulation of this definition by dialogue with alternative proposals, aspects of linguistic precision and validation criteria, concluding with considerations and suggestions on these challenges from the own theoretical course.