Edwin Oliver James
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LOCATION: Oxford, United Kingdom
Chaplain of All Souls College, University of Oxford. Professor of the History and Philosophy of Religion, University of London. Author of Seasonal Feasts and Festivals and numerous other works in the comparative study of religions.
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Priesthood, the office of a priest, a ritual expert learned in a special knowledge of the technique of worship and accepted as a religious and spiritual leader. Throughout the long and varied history of religion, the priesthood has been the official institution that has mediated and maintained a…
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