The invention of world religions: Or, how European Universalism was preserved in the language of pluralism

By:

Masuzawa, Tomoko

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TextPublication details: London The University of Chocago Press Description: xv, 359 p. Includes bibliographical reference and indexISBN:

9780226509891

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Summary: The idea of “world religions” expresses a vague commitment to multiculturalism. Not merely a descriptive concept, “world religions” is actually a particular ethos, a pluralist ideology, a logic of classification, and a form of knowledge that has shaped the study of religion and infiltrated ordinary language.

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The idea of “world religions” expresses a vague commitment to multiculturalism. Not merely a descriptive concept, “world religions” is actually a particular ethos, a pluralist ideology, a logic of classification, and a form of knowledge that has shaped the study of religion and infiltrated ordinary language.

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