: Reviewers on Amazon and Cambridge University Press praise Sharpe for his magisterial command of primary sources in multiple European languages.
The definitive work on this subject is by Eric J. Sharpe , first published in 1975. It is widely considered the standard text for understanding how the academic discipline of religious studies (Religionswissenschaft) evolved from its 19th-century origins to the modern era. Book Overview Comparative Religion - A History
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