Comparison and the Academic Study of Indigenous Religious Traditions

What is it about?

This article is about the state of the art of comparison in the discipline of religious studies, with particular attention to the academic study of Indigenous religious traditions. After reviewing two important recent works on comparison in religious studies, the author reviews some recent trends pertaining to the advancement of comparison in the academic study of Indigenous religious traditions.

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Why is it important?

This article is important, in part, because it offers a critical reassessment of Bruce Lincoln's analysis and interpretation of Indigenous religious traditions over a period of several decades, particularly Lincoln's recent and important contribution to the Peter Nabokov controversy.