Map is not Territory: Studies in the History of Religions - Softcover

Smith, Jonathan Z.

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9780226763576: Map is not Territory: Studies in the History of Religions
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226763579 ISBN 13: 9780226763576
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1993

Synopsis

In Map Is Not Territory, Jonathan Z. Smith engages previous interpretations of religious texts from late antiquity, critically evaluates the notion of sacred space and time as it is represented in the works of Mircea Eliade, and tackles important problems of methodology.


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About the Author

Jonathan Z. Smith is the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor of the Humanities at the University of Chicago, where he is also a member of the Committee on History of Culture. Among his numerous publications are Imagining Religion, To Take Place, and Drudgery Divine, all published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0226763579
ISBN 13 
9780226763576
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
352
Rating
  • 4.21 out of 5 stars
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