Turning points in religious studies : essays in honour of Geoffrey Parrinder / edited by Ursula King.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

King, Ursula, editor.

Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey, honouree.

Series:

Bloomsbury academic collections. Religious studies. Comparative religion.

Religious studies : Bloomsbury Academic collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Study and teaching--Great Britain.

Religion.

Religion--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

"Religious Studies was first introduced as a new discipline in universities and colleges around the world in the 1960s. This discipline brought about a reorientation of the study of religion, created new perspectives and influenced all sectors of education. The essays presented in this volume provide a clear and comprehensive overview of the history of Religious Studies as an academic discipline, the turning points it faces and the directions it might take in the future. The work is organised in three sections. The first presents a succinct case study of the historical development of Religious Studies in Britain. The second considers the development of Religious Studies throughout the world in its major constituents, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, 'traditional' African religions, Christianity, Islam and new religious movements in Africa, the study of truth and dialogue in religion, science and the rediscovery of religious experience, mysticism. The third section looks to developments in Religious Studies, in particular at religion in relation to the arts, gender, information technology and to Religious Studies in a global perspective."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Tributes to Professor Geoffrey Parrinder

Essays on turning points in religious studies

Part I. Historical developments in Britain

Part II. Turning points in the development of some academic subjects and themes

Part III. Pointers to new directions

Appendix.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

"Bibliography of Geoffrey Parrinder's publications": pages 309-318.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474293266

1474293263

9781474281140

1474281141

OCLC:

957655748