History and Religion: Narrating a Religious Past

• Other Authors: Otto, Bernd-Christian (Editor), Rau, Susanne (Editor), Rüpke, Jörg (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2015
• Subjects: Regional studies; Religion & beliefs; Comparative religion; History of religion; history of historiography; religious narratives; concepts of time
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This volume is the first systematic scholarly study that analyses the complex relationship between history and religion. It considers religious groups as both producers of historical narratives and topics of historiography. From different disciplinary perspectives, the authors explore how religions...