What is Religion?

Author(s): Klaus Hock
Editor(s): WBG (Übersetzt von CSS ETH Zürich)
Book Title: Introduction to Religious Studies
Issue: 2002
Publication Year: 2015

Understanding the term 'religion' is essential for peace practitioners and policy makers supporting the transformation of violent political conflict with religious dimensions. CSS ETH Zurich has translated the second chapter of Klaus Hock's Introduction to Religious Studies (original title: Einführung in die Religionswissenschaft, WBG, 2002), a key reading for anyone wanting to gain insight into the genesis, the different meanings and underlying schools of thought, and the challenges of defining the concept of 'religion'.

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