Deep History, Secular Theory by Luther Martin

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Summary

Over the course of his career, the author has experimented with methodological approaches to the study of religion, particularly Hellenistic religions. This book represents his shift from comparative to socio-political to scientific studies of religion, and especially to the cognitive science of religion.

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Deep History, Secular Theory by Luther Martin

Over the course of his career, Luther H. Martin has primarily produced articles rather than monographs. This approach to publication has given him the opportunity to experiment with different methodological approaches to an academic study of religion, with updates to and different interpretations of his field of historical specialization, namely Hellenistic religions, the subject of his only monograph (1987). The contents of this collected volume represent Martin's shift from comparative studies, to socio-political studies, to scientific studies of religion, and especially to the cognitive science of religion. He currently considers the latter to be the most viable approach for a scientific study of religion within the academic context of a modern research university. The twenty-five contributions collected in this volume are selected from over one hundred essays, articles, and book chapters published over a long and industrious career and are representative of Martin's work over the past two decades.

Luther H. Martin, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.

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ISBN 13 9781614516194
ISBN 10 1614516197
Title Deep History, Secular Theory
Author Luther Martin
Series Religion And Reason Ser
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher De Gruyter
Year published 2014-04-14
Number of pages 376
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