Regimes of comparatism : frameworks of comparison in history, religion and anthropology / edited by Renaud Gagné; Simon Goldhill; Geoffrey Lloyd.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gagné, Renaud, 1976- editor.

Goldhill, Simon, editor.

Lloyd, Geoffrey, editor.

Series:

Jerusalem studies in religion and culture ; v. 24.

Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture, 1570-078x ; volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparison (Philosophy).

Religions.

Anthropology.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 463 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

Historically, all societies have used comparison to analyze cultural difference through the interaction of religion, power, and translation. When comparison is a self-reflective practice, it can be seen as a form of comparatism. Many scholars are concerned in one way or another with the practice and methods of comparison, and the need for a cognitively robust relativism is an integral part of a mature historical self-placement. This volume looks at how different theories and practices of writing and interpretation have developed at different times in different cultures and reconsiders the specificities of modern comparative approaches within a variety of comparative moments. The idea is to reconsider the specificities, the obstacles, and the possibilities of modern comparative approaches in history and anthropology through a variety of earlier and parallel comparative horizons. Particular attention is given to the exceptional role of Athens and Jerusalem in shaping the Western understanding of cultural difference.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004387621

9004387625

OCLC:

1082870646

Publisher Number:

99979902145