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Religious studies

the argument that the idea of religion as a distinct sphere of life separate from politics or culture is a recent Western formation, not a universal.

In religious studies, invention of religion refers to the argument that the idea of religion as a distinct sphere of life separate from politics or culture is a recent Western formation, not a universal. This meaning comes from Nongbri (2013) in Before Religion.[1]

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Nongbri, B. (2013). Before Religion. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300154177

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