Studying religion
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Russell T. McCutcheon.
Publisher: Equinox Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781845530112; 9781845530129
Subjects: Religion -- Study and teaching
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: What is the study of religion?; title: What's in a name?; title: The history of religion?; title: The essentials of religion; title: The functions of religion; title: The public discourse on religion; title: Religion and the insider/outsider problem; title: The resemblance among religions; title: Religion and classification; title: Afterword: The necessary lie : duplicity in the disciplines / by Jonathan Z. Smith.