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Religion Enters the Academy: The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America

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Religion Enters the Academy: The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America - Turner, James
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Until about 1820, even learned Americans showed little interest in non-European religions--a subject that had fascinated their counterparts in Europe since the end of the seventeenth century. Fostered especially by learned Protestant ministers, this new discipline focused on canonical texts--the "bibles"--of other great world religions.

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Religion Enters the Academy: The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America 2012, University of Georgia Press, Athens

ISBN-13: 9780820344188

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Religion Enters the Academy: The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America 2011, University of Georgia Press, Athens

ISBN-13: 9780820337401

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