A Magic Still Dwells
Comparative Religion in the Postmodern Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20201007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberley Christine Patton, Benjamin C Ray |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 118-120 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6690 • E-ISSN: 1541-8480 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/nr.2004.8.1.118 |
| OpenAlex | W2011418884 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 44 |
The first thorough assessment of the field of comparative religion in forty years, this groundbreaking volume surmounts the seemingly intractable division between postmodern scholars who reject the comparative endeavor and those who affirm it. The contributors demonstrate that a broader vision of religion, involving different scales of comparison for different purposes, is both justifiable and necessary. A Magic Still Dwells brings together leading historians of religions from a wide range of backgrounds and vantage points, and draws from traditions as diverse as Indo-European mythology, ancient Greek religion, Judaism, Buddhism, Ndembu ritual, and the spectrum of religions practiced in America. The contributors take seriously the postmodern critique, explain its impact on their work, uphold or reject various premises, and in several cases demonstrate new comparative approaches. Together, the essays represent a state-of-the-art assessment of current issues in the comparative study of religion
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No place to die
Unseeing the Shown, Showing the Unseen
The Analytical Concept of Asymmetrical Dependency
Polemical Comparisons in Discourses of Religious Diversity
Religion and empire in the Axial Age
Bellah's Religion in Human Evolution
Theorizing Myth to Facilitate Comparison and Re-Description in Biblical Studies
Introduction
Dharma Setu
Identity, politics, and the future(s) of religion in the UK
Ritual in Prague’s Velvet Carnival
Comparisons Compared
Scholarly Imaginations—and Modes of Their Comparability
Inter-religious Relations as a New Foundation for Comparative Religion
Method and Methodology in the Study of Religion
Moving Comparison out of the Scholar's Laboratory
Of And and Of
Alternative Rationalities and Esoteric Practices from a Global Perspective
Disappearing Categories
Community-Kirchen im Wandel
The ‘Bear Ceremonial’ and Bear Rituals among the Khanty and the Sami
Comparative Religious Ethics and the Problem of “Human Nature”
Judging Others
Towards a global view? The study of religion between birth and maturity
Explanation and interpretation in the comparative study of religion
Religion and utopia
Aniconism
Reconceptualizing Religion, Magic, and Science
To Mix or Not to Mix
The Glory Jest and Riddle
Cognitive Science in the Study of Early Christianity
Partial Transcendence, Religious Pluralism, and the Question of Love
“He who sits in the heavens laughs”
Eastern Orthodox Views on Ancient Jewish Biblical Interpretation
Ancient Greece, early China
Religion as a Complex and Dynamic System
Religious Studies
The One Gave Birth to the Two
Interreligious Dialogue in Context
Global Religious History and Religious Comparison
“The King Whom Yahweh Your God Chooses”
Paul’s Iconic Christ among Mediterranean Cult Statues
Dinler Tarihçisinin Anlamayı Hedefleyen Bir İmanlı Olarak Portresi
Prayer and Buddhism? The Supreme Offering
| Unique citing works | 44 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,69 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |