Religion and its History: A Critical Inquiry - Paperback

by Jörg Rüpke (Author)

Religion and its History offers a reflection of our operative concept of religion and religions, developing a set of approaches that bridge the widely assumed gulf between analyzing present religion and doing history of religion.

Author Biography

Jörg Rüpke is vice-director and permanent fellow in Religious Studies at the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany, and has been a visiting professor at the Collège de France, Princeton University, and the University of Chicago