In this major theoretical and methodological statement on the history of religions, Jonathan Z.
The result is a devastating critique of tr.
As his example, Smith reviews four centuries of scholarship comparing Early Christianities with Religions of Late Antiquity (especially the so-called mystery cults) and shows how this scholarship has been based upon an underlying Protestant-Catholic polemic.
Smith shows how convert apologetic agendas can dictate the course of comparative religious studies.
In this major theoretical and methodological statement on the history of religions, Jonathan Z