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The Blackwell companion to the study of religion / edited by Robert A. Segal.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Blackwell companions to religion.
- Blackwell companions to religion
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (491 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This prestigious Companion offers the most comprehensive survey to date of the study of religion. Featuring a team of international contributors, and edited by one of the most widely respected scholars in the field, The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion provides an interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to the subject. Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropology, the comparative method, economics, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology. Also covers a diverse range of topical issues, such as the body, fund
- Contents:
- Anthropology of religion / Fiona Bowie
- The comparative method / Paul Roscoe
- An economics of religion / Rodney Stark
- Literature and religion / Stephen Prickett
- Phenomenology of religion / Thomas Ryba
- Philosophy of religion / Charles Taliaferro
- Psychology of religion / Roderick Main
- Sociology of religion / Grace Davie
- Theology / Ian Markham
- Body / Richard Roberts
- Death/afterlife / Douglas J. Davies
- Ethics / G. Scott Davis
- Fundamentalism / Henry Munson
- Heaven and hell / Jeffrey Burton Russell
- Holy men/holy women / Lawrence S. Cunningham
- Magic / Gustavo Benavides
- Modernity and postmodernity / Colin Campbell
- Mysticism / Jeffrey J. Kripal
- Myth / Robert Segal
- Nationalism and religion / Mark Juergensmeyer
- New religious movements / Lorne L. Dawson
- Pilgrimage / Simon Coleman
- Ritual / Catherine Bell
- Secularization / Steve Bruce.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-463) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610742721
- 9781780345697
- 1780345690
- 9781280742729
- 1280742720
- 9780470706046
- 047070604X
- 9781405168748
- 1405168749
- 9781405154659
- 1405154659
- OCLC:
- 906798542
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