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Jan M. F. Van Reeth, « The scientific approach of Religious Studies », Analecta Bruxellensia, ID : 10670/1.5wdyz7
Religious studies originated and developed alongside the other sciences, becoming gradually independent from theology, as a result of the Enlightenment. Explaining historical facts without judgment of truth or veracity, scholars have to adopt a methodic, sceptic attitude, comparing only in order to fill gaps in our historical sources.