Rodney Stark, <i>For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery</i>

Robbins, Jeffrey W.

doi:10.1558/poth.6.1.141.56665

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“…28> English translation of the German dde of Assmann 2006. 23' As to Stark, see, e.g., Ammerman 2002Fisher 2002;Smith 2004;Robbins 2005. As to Assmann, see, e.g., the last section of his work from 2003 which includes critical articles by Rolf Rendtorf, Erich Zenger, Klaus Koch, Gerhard Kaiser, andKarl-Josef Kuschel (2003:193-285), as well as Manemann 2002;Zenger 2005;Smith 2008. the more inclusive mankind will be, cf.…”

Section: Criticismmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the Term “Monotheism”

Herbener

2013

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The category of monotheism is not only central to the study of religion, it is also well known outside of academia. Yet there is no real consensus as to its content Considering existing literature on the subject one will observe that the term monotheism is defined in a diversity of ways and may be applied to a variety of religions as well as to a variety of different elements in religion. This is problematic for several reasons: for one thing, this ambiguity means that it is not necessarily very informative to categorize a given phenomenon as monotheistic. For another, in several cases the use of the term corresponds rather poorly with the meaning that can be inferred from the etymological root of the word. Furthermore, it is often used where it would be more accurate to use other categories.The present article intends to break away from the loose application of the category of monotheism often found in the literature. First, it will examine, discuss, and criticize four significant examples of the status quo. Secondly, drawing inspiration from the recent debate on monotheism, it will advocate a "restricted" definition of monotheism and thus a reduced application of the term, as well as an extended use of categories such as henotheism, summodeism, and monolatry.

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Section: Criticismmentioning

confidence: 99%