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Religious interaction, global
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1. Descriptive category

1.1. Introduction

Religious interaction in the early modern period cannot be described in global terms or using concrete global comparisons. Rather, it is a descriptive category that is based on a view rooted in empiricism. It makes it possible to understand religious aspects of exchange processes, interactions, an…

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Rüther, Kirsten, “Religious interaction, global”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_026567>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20210601



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