Religion as we know it : an origin story
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New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2020].
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2020].
Format
Book
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xl, 152 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-145) and index.
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"A short, provocative book on religion from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. In his new book, acclaimed scholar Jack Miles poses a question: How did our forebears begin to think about religion as a distinct domain, separate from other activities that were once inseparable from it? Starting at the birth of Christianity-a religion inextricably bound to Western thought-Miles reveals how we in the West have come to isolate religion as an object of study, and how drastically our perception has changed over time and across societies. Through the break between the Christian and Jewish communities, the fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of Islam, and the growth of Western empires, Miles reveals how Western religious thought has always been based on comparison of the known with the emergent unknown. Religion as We Know It challenges readers to unmoor themselves from traditional thinking and observe how the events of the still-unfolding past continue to shape how we think of religion today"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Miles, J. (2020). Religion as we know it: an origin story (First edition.). W. W. Norton & Company, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Miles, Jack, 1942-. 2020. Religion As We Know It: An Origin Story. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Miles, Jack, 1942-. Religion As We Know It: An Origin Story W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Miles, Jack. Religion As We Know It: An Origin Story First edition., W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2020.

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