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Thinking about Religion: A Reader | 1st edition

by Ivan Strenski

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Publisher John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Language English
Book type Paperback
Utgiven 2006-03-31
Edition 1
Pages 268
ISBN 9781405121675
Kategori(er) Religion
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Matching pivotal theorists and theories of religion alongside cutting-edge criticism from a team of leading contemporary scholars, this vibrant collection enables students to gain a balanced understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved in the historical and methodological development of the study of religion. It can be used alongside Ivan Strenski's textbook, "Thinking about Religion: An Historical Introduction to Theories of Religion", to offer a complete resource for introductory students of religious studies. This book creates a useful mix of classic and contemporary responses to issues in the study of religion, ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time.It traces the major historical and methodological development of the study of religion in the modern West, enabling students to gain a balanced understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved. Primary theorists featured include Cherbury, Durkheim, Eliade, Frazer, Freud, Hume, Brede Kristensen, Malinowski, Max Muller, Ninian Smart, Robertson Smith, Spinoza, Tylor, and Weber. Contemporary contributors include Winston Davis, Sidney Hook, Robert Alun Jones, Karl Menninger, Sam Preus, Philip Rieff, Robert Segal, Georges Sorel, George Stocking, and William Dwight Whitney. (Bookdata)
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