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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 0943-3058
- eISSN
- 1570-0682
- DOI
- 10.1163/157006802760198776
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Sociologists of religion have long debated the definition of religion. In this article, I survey the debate and find a partially hidden consensus. This debate, in conjunction with recent criticisms of the concept "religion" in religious studies, and by drawing on Ludwig Wittgenstein's notion oflanguage games, provides helpful pointers for developing a non-essentialist conception of religion. I argue that "religion" (as a phenomenon and as a concept) is a historical and social construction, but that this does not require us to dispense with the concept altogether.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
Journal
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2002