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Book: Remembering J. Z. Smith

Chapter: 5. J. Z. Smith on Comparison: Insights and Appropriations (AAR Panel)

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.39818

Blurb:

Identifying divergent assessments of Jonathan Z. Smith’s contributions to the field, Freiberger examines two misinterpretations of Smith’s views about comparison in the study of religion: the notion that Smith questioned the very possibility of comparison as a method and (2) the assumption that he endorsed homological and rejected analogical comparison.

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