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Belief and religious ‘belief’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2019

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ARIF AHMED*
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Abstract

Is the analysis of religion best conducted in terms of the beliefs of its practitioners? I describe a Wittgenstein-inspired approach to belief on which it is dubious that religious practices satisfy the criteria for the attribution of belief. I defend this more moderate and plausible version of Needham's thesis against two natural reasons to think religious belief widespread.

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Religious Studies , Volume 56 , Special Issue 1: Philosophy of Religions: Cross-Cultural, Multi-Religious Approaches , March 2020 , pp. 80 - 94
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019

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