Critics Not Caretakers Redescribing the Public Study of Religion |
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| Author:
| McCutcheon, Russell T. |
| Series title: | SUNY Series, Issues in the Study of Religion Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7914-4944-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2001 |
| Publisher: | State University of New York Press
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| Imprint: | Suny Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.95 |
Book Description:
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A lively critique of the study of religion in the modern academy, one that makes the scholar of religion a cultural critic rather than a caretaker of a religious tradition or a guru dispensing timeless wisdom.
A lively critique of the study of religion in the modern academy, one that makes the scholar of religion a cultural critic rather than a caretaker of a religious tradition or a guru dispensing timeless wisdom.