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عنوان مقاله [English]
The scientific study of religions commenced with the attempts of the
influential scholars of 19th century such as Max Müller. These studies
were naturally different from what theologians said about religions.
Max Müller can be regarded as one of the founding fathers of the
"science of religion", but the science was also indebted to Cornelius
Petrus Tiele, whose attempts brought about new outcomes in the
studies of religious phenomena.
This article surveys the viewpoints of Max Müller. By emphasizing
the experimental approach in the study of religion, Müller decided to
use comparative method in this field. Max Müller devoted his life to
the study of classical Indian religious documents, the comparative
study of religious history and myth, and the publication of the religious
history of the world. He was an expert Sanskritist and mythologist; but
his innovative theories about mythology have not been accepted by
other scholars working on religions. Nevertheless, his scientific and
experimental standpoints about myths and the origin of religion drew
the attention of scholars for many years. His theory about origination of
Hinduism from myth, particularly his solar mythology, was strongly
criticized by many scholars.
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