Bruce Lincoln

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historian of religions person religious studies scholar

Bruce Lincoln is an American historian of religions known for his critical studies of myth, ritual, and the political uses of religious discourse.

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instanceOf	historian of religions ⓘ person ⓘ religious studies scholar ⓘ
approach	critical theory approach to religion ⓘ historical approach to religious discourse ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Haverford College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ
employer	University of Chicago ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Indo-European studies NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ history of religions ⓘ myth and ideology ⓘ myth studies ⓘ political uses of religious discourse ⓘ religious studies ⓘ ritual studies ⓘ
genre	academic non-fiction ⓘ
hasAcademicDegree	PhD in the history of religions ⓘ
hasRole	critic of ideology in religious discourse ⓘ theorist of myth ⓘ
influenced	contemporary myth theorists ⓘ scholars of religion and politics ⓘ
influencedBy	Georges Dumézil NERFINISHED ⓘ Mircea Eliade NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	University of Chicago Divinity School faculty NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	analysis of political uses of religious discourse ⓘ contributions to the history of religions ⓘ critical studies of myth ⓘ critical studies of ritual ⓘ
notableWork	“Authority: Construction and Corrosion” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Discourse and the Construction of Society” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Holy Terrors: Thinking about Religion after September 11” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Myth, Cosmos, and Society” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Priests, Warriors, and Cattle” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Theorizing Myth” NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	historian of religions ⓘ university professor ⓘ
positionHeld	Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago ⓘ
writesAbout	comparative mythology ⓘ ideology ⓘ myth ⓘ religion and politics ⓘ ritual ⓘ

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