{"product_id":"relating-religion-essays-in-the-study-of-religion-paperback-1","title":"Relating Religion: Essays in the Study of Religion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Z. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential theorists of religion, Jonathan Z. Smith is best known for his analyses of religious studies as a discipline and for his advocacy and refinement of comparison as the basis for the history of religions. \u003ci\u003eRelating Religion\u003c\/i\u003e gathers seventeen essays-four of them never before published-that together provide the first broad overview of Smith's thinking since his seminal 1982 book, \u003ci\u003eImagining Religion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Smith first explains how he was drawn to the study of religion, outlines his own theoretical commitments, and draws the connections between his thinking and his concerns for general education. He then engages several figures and traditions that serve to define his interests within the larger setting of the discipline. The essays that follow consider the role of taxonomy and classification in the study of religion, the construction of difference, and the procedures of generalization and redescription that Smith takes to be key to the comparative enterprise. The final essays deploy features of Smith's most recent work, especially the notion of translation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Heady, original, and provocative, \u003ci\u003eRelating Religion\u003c\/i\u003e is certain to be hailed as a landmark in the academic study and critical theory of religion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Z. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor of the Humanities in the College and the Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World at the University of Chicago. He is the author of numerous works, including \u003ci\u003eMap Is Not Territory, Imagining Religion, To Take Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDrudgery Divine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.04 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42563503849568,"sku":"9780226763873","price":82.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/aDFLbCtlUjhYNHN0cnVOVW9ZTWlqUT09.webp?v=1770400537","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/relating-religion-essays-in-the-study-of-religion-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}