Alfred Loisy's Comparative Method in Les mystères païens et le mystère chrétien.
While the work of the “father of Roman Catholic Modernism" prior to his excommunication in 1908 has been extensively studied, Alfred Loisy's later career as professor of Histoire des Religions at the Collège de France has received less attention. This article examines his original contribution to co...
| Publicado en: | Numen: International Review for the History of Religions Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 64 - 97 |
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2017
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