03198nam a2200421Ia 4500 ocn593240136 OCoLC 20200709055243.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100402s2010 ilu sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780226713946 (electronic bk.) 0226713946 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)593240136 312208 (N$T) eng ger BL48 .R45313 2010eb 210 22 N$TA Riesebrodt, Martin. Cultus und Heilsversprechen. English The promise of salvation [electronic resource] : a theory of religion / Martin Riesebrodt ; translated by Steven Rendall. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xiv, 228 p.) Translated from German. Includes bibliographical references and index. Religion as discourse: on the critique of the concept of religion -- Modern religious discourses -- The indispensability of the concept of religion -- On discourse-theory criticism -- On postcolonial criticism -- On the necessity of analytical concepts -- From language to social reference -- Religion as social reference: on justifying the concept of religion -- Demarcation -- Superimposition -- Assimilation -- The politics of religion -- Travelers' reports -- Conclusions -- Scholarly imaginations of religion -- Religion as a divine gift of reason -- Religion as an experience of revelation -- Religion as projection -- Religion as protoscience -- Religion as affect -- Religion as a function of the brain -- Religion as sacralized society -- Religion as an interest in salvation -- Religion as a commodity -- Outlook -- Religious practice and the promise of salvation: outline of a theory of religion -- Defining religion -- Understanding religion -- Explaining religion -- Averting misfortune: general religious practices -- Religious calendars -- Life-cycle practices -- Variable practices -- The radical quest for salvation: the practices of religious virtuosos -- On the concept of virtuosity -- Shamans -- Christians -- Jews -- Muslims -- Buddhists -- Japanese virtuosos -- Daoists -- On the logic of virtuoso practices -- Turning toward salvation: religious propaganda -- Conversion and propaganda -- Conversion narratives -- Reports of enlightenment -- Prophetic promises -- The future of religion -- On the universality of religion -- Secularization, disenchantment, and deinstitutionalization -- The return and the future of religion. Translated from the German. Description based on print version record. Religion Philosophy. Salvation. Electronic books. Print version: Riesebrodt, Martin. Cultus und Heilsversprechen. English. Promise of salvation. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010 9780226713915 (DLC) 2009020836 (OCoLC)262429476 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=312208 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 49763 49763