Wheeler-Barclay, Marjorie. <br/><br/>
The Science of Religion in Britain, 1860-1915. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (327 pages) 
 - Victorian Literature and Culture Series .
 - Victorian Literature and Culture Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Study of Religion before 1860 -- 2. The Annunciation of a New Science -- 3. The Forging of an Anthropological Orthodoxy -- 4. The Antipositivist Critique -- 5. A New Departure -- 6. The Orthodoxy Monumentalized -- 7. The Redefinition of Religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y. 
<br/><br/> Far from promoting an anti-religious or materialistic agenda, the science of religion opened up cultural space for an exploration of religion that was not constricted by the terms of contemporary conflicts over Darwin and the Bible and that made it possible to think in new and more flexible ways about the very definition of religion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813930510 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion--Study and teaching--Great Britain--History--19th century.<br/>Religion historians--Great Britain--History--19th century.<br/>Religion--Study and teaching--Great Britain--History--20th century.<br/>Religion historians--Great Britain--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL41.W467 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.60941/09034