Study of religion

Modern origin and development of the history and phenomenology of religion

The history of religions on a cross-cultural basis, though it has quite an ancient pedigree, came into its own in a modern sense from about the time of Max Müller. During the latter part of the 19th century an attempt was made to place comparative methodology on a systematic basis (often called the Science of Religion), and in this connection the work of the Dutch theologians P.D. Chantepie de la Saussaye (1848–1920) and C.P. Tiele (1830–1902) was important. During this period, various lectureships and chairs in the subject were ... (100 of 18,807 words)