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The Oxford handbook of the study of religion / edited by Michael Stausberg and Steven Engler.
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- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks in religion.
- Oxford handbooks online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--Study and teaching.
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 862 pages).
- Other Title:
- Handbook of the study of religion
- Study of religion
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This Handbook offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in the study of religion. It's organised into seven systematic parts: "Religion"; "Theoretical Approaches"; "Modes"; "Environments"; "Topics"; "Processes"; and "The Discipline".
- Contents:
- Definition / Michael Stausberg, Mark Q. Gardiner
- Feminism and Gender Theory / Darlene Juschka
- Hermeneutics / Gavin Flood
- Marxism / Matthew Day
- Postcolonialism / Arvind Mandair
- Semantics / Mark Q. Gardiner, Steven Engler
- Semiotics / Robert A. Yelle
- (Post)- Structuralism / Paul-François Tremlett
- Social Theory / Philip A. Mellor, Chris Shilling
- Communication / Volkhard Krech
- Materiality / David Morgan
- Historicizing and Translating Religion / Giovanni Casadio
- Narrative / Jeppe Sinding Jensen
- Performance / Axel Michaels, William S. Sax
- Sound / Rosalind I. J. Hackett
- Space / David Chidester
- Time / David Chidester
- Economy / Anne Koch
- Law / Benjamin Schonthal
- Media / Oliver Krüger
- Nature / Adrian Ivakhiv
- Medicine / Pamela Klassen
- Politics / Hubert Seiwert
- Science / Kocku von Stuckrad, Laura J. Vollmer
- Sports / Carole M. Cusack
- Tourism / Alex Norman
- Belief / Jason C. Bivins
- Emotion / John Corrigan
- Experience / Craig Martin
- Gift and Sacrifice / Christoph Auffarth
- Theories of Religion / Michael Stausberg, Steven Engler
- Gods / Gustavo Benavides
- Initiation and Transitions / Henrik Bogdan
- Priests, Prophets, Sorcerers / Manfred Hutter
- Purity / Hugh B. Urban
- Salvation / Gavin Flood
- Differentiation / Steve Bruce
- Globalisation / Manuel A. Vásquez, David Garbin
- Individualisation and Privatisation / Jörg Rüpke
- Innovation and Tradition / Olav Hammer
- Objectification and Commoditisation / Jeremy Carrette
- Religion and Spirituality / Heinz Streib, Constantin Klein
- Syncretism and Hybridisation / Paul Christopher Johnson
- History / Michael Stausberg
- Relevance / Thomas A. Tweed
- The Disintegration and Death of Religions / Albert de Jong
- Expansion / Asonzeh Ukah
- Non-religion / Lois Lee
- Cognitive Science / Armin W. Geertz
- Economics / Peter Seele, Lucas Zapf
- Evolutionary Theory / John H. Shaver, Grant Purzycki, Richard Sosis.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780191796449
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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