science of religion

Japanese: science of religion(英語表記)scienceofreligion
science of religion

…Due to the influence of the 18th century Enlightenment and the accumulation of information on religions in other parts of the world outside of Europe, Christianity, which had been simply considered the only true religion, began to be relativized, and the science of religions, Religionswissenschaft, was established in Germany in close connection with the emerging idealist philosophy of the time. Friedrich Max Müller used the term science of religion after moving to England, but this usage did not take root in the English-speaking world, and the term history of religions has come to be used instead for the science of religions. In contrast, in France, where the influence of Comte remains, sciences religieuses is used. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "science of religion" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…18世紀の啓蒙思想の影響およびヨーロッパ以外の世界諸地域の宗教に関する情報が蓄積されることによって,唯一の真の宗教と単純に考えられていたキリスト教が相対化されはじめ,当時台頭しつつあった観念論哲学との密接な関係のもとに,ドイツで宗教学Religionswissenschaftが確立された。ミュラーFriedrich Max Müllerはイギリスに移ってからscience of religionという言葉を使っているが,この用法は英語圏では定着せず,宗教学に当たるのはむしろhistory of religionsが使われてきている。これに対してコントの影響の残るフランスではsciences religieusesが使われている。…

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