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Primordial History
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[German Version]

I. Religious Studies

The concept of a primeval or primordial history (Ger. Urgeschichte), as used in scholarly discourse, starts with the biblical text of Gen 1–11, but may be transferred to other contexts in religious studies. However, this makes sense only where identity-forming narratives proceed on a chronological basis (History/Concepts of history) in their notions of time, and where they are gui…

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Feldtkeller, Andreas, Arneth, Martin, Cancik, Hubert and Strutwolf, Holger, “Primordial History”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 02 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_025258>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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