Religion and magic : approaches and theories / Graham Cunningham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunningham, Graham.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Social aspects--Study and teaching.

Religion.

Magic--Religious aspects--Study and teaching.

Magic.

Holy, The--Social aspects--Study and teaching.

Holy, The.

Social aspects.

Magic--Religious aspects.

Religion--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xv, 126 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 1999.

Summary:

Over the past hundred years the study of religion and magic has changed dramatically, expanding outside the traditional confines of theology and philosophy to become part of modern disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Religion and Magie provides a concise survey of some of the most important developments in the study of the sacred during this period of change.

Contents:

1. German pioneers

2. Early intellectualist approaches

3. Emotionalist approaches

4. Phenomenological approaches

5. Structural-functional approaches

6. Symbolic approaches

7. Recent intellectualist approaches

8. Structural approaches

9. Cognitive approaches

10. Feminist approaches.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-120) and index.

ISBN:

0814715877

0814715885

OCLC:

40119850