RLG211 · Paper 1

On Methodology

A comparison of Bruce Lincoln and Melford Spiro on methodology in the study of religion.

Key takeaway

Lincoln and Spiro both argue that scholars should define religion carefully, examine their own bias, and avoid treating a dominant group as an entire culture.

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