The Invention Of World Religions: Or, How European Universalism Was Preserved In The Language Of Pluralism
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| Originally published | May 15, 2005 |
| Authors | Tomoko Masuzawa |
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| ID | 1283747 |
About The Invention Of World Religions: Or, How European Universalism Was Preserved In The Language Of Pluralism
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. . . .