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cumulative tradition: a standalone construct

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Religious studies

W. C. Smith's term for the observable historical deposit of a community's past religious life, such as texts, rites and institutions, kept distinct from personal faith.

In religious studies, cumulative tradition refers to w. C. Smith's term for the observable historical deposit of a community's past religious life, such as texts, rites and institutions, kept distinct from personal faith. This meaning comes from Smith (1963) in The meaning and end of religion.[1]

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References

Smith, W. C. (1963). The meaning and end of religion. Fortress Press. ISBN 9780800624750

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