Religion and magic : approaches and theories / Graham Cunningham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunningham, Graham.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Study and teaching.

Religion.

Magic--Study and teaching.

Magic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 126 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a survey summarising the approaches taken to religion and magic by the principal scholars in the preceding and present centuries. It is simple, straightforward and short, with a clear, easy-to-read style. It is the perfect reference tool for students, introducing them to the main theories and debates in a readable and informative manner.Key Features Prepares student for more complex texts on Religious Studies and the idea of religion Addresses contemporary as well as historical ideas and figures Includes contextual details on scholarsOver forty individuals covered including: Hegel, Marx, Engels, Weber, Frazer, Freud, Jung, Durkheim, Levy-Bruhl, Skorupski, Levi-Strauss, Lawson, McCauley

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

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

Afterword: Secularisation assessed

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

ISBN:

0-585-19725-3

OCLC:

1322125903