Abstract
Oliver Freiberger: Considering Comparison: A Method for Religious Studies
Highlights
‘About time.’ This is what I think repeatedly when reading Oliver Freiberger’s new book about the comparative method in religious studies
We are aware of its issues – the risk of decontextualisation, essentialisation, and universalisation – but not of how to use this awareness to our advantage and get more out of comparison
The postmodern and postcolonial critique of comparison has led to many doubts about it – and rightly so
Summary
Oliver Freiberger: Considering Comparison: A Method for Religious Studies. ‘About time.’ This is what I think repeatedly when reading Oliver Freiberger’s new book about the comparative method in religious studies. As Freiberger underlines, comparison is nothing new in religious studies.
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