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1 online resource (xiv, 228 p.) 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. Martin Riesebrodt ; translated by Steven Rendall. Translated from German. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated from the German. Religion Philosophy Salvation BL48 .R45313 2010eb 210 Riesebrodt, Martin. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010 (DLC) 2009020836 (OCoLC)262429476 9780226713946 (electronic bk.) 0226713946 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=312208 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=312208 N$T 100402 20200709055243.0 ocn593240136