The Routledge companion to the study of religion
By: edited by John R. Hinnells.
Contributors: Hinnells, John R.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 624
ISBN-13: 9780415473279; 9780415473286; 9780203868768
Subjects: Religion -- Study and teaching
Other titles: Companion to the study of religion
Description: "The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for courses in Religious Studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion, including psychology, philosophy, anthropology and comparative study, before moving on to explore a wide variety of critical issues, such as gender, science, fundamentalism, ritual, and new religious movements." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Why study religions? / John R. Hinnells; title: The study of religion in historical perspective / Eric J. Sharpe and Gregory Alles; title: Religious history / John Wolffe; title: Theories of religion / Robert A. Segal; title: Theology / David F. Ford; title: Philosophy of religion / Chad Meister; title: Religious studies / Donald Wiebe; title: Sociology of religion / Martin Riesbrodt and Mary Ellen Konieczny; title: Anthropology of religion / Rosalind I.J. Hackett; title: Psychology of religion / Dan Merkur; title: Phenomenology of religion / Douglas Allen; title: Comparative religion / William E. Paden; title: Gender / Darlene M. Juschka; title: Insider/outsider perspectives / Kim Knott; title: Poststructuralism / Jeremy Carrette; title: Orientalism and the study of religions / Richard King; title: Secularization / Judith Fox; title: Mysticism and spirituality / Richard King; title: New religious movements / Judith Fox; title: Fundamentalism / Henry Munson; title: Myth and ritual / Robert A. Segal; title: Religious authority : scripture, tradition, charisma / Paul Gifford; title: Hermeneutics / Garrett Green; title: Religious pluralism / Michael Barnes; title: Religion and politics / George Moyser; title: Religion and economics / Lawrence Iannaccone and William Bainbridge; title: Geography, space, and the sacred / Kim Knott; title: Religion and the environment / Roger S. Gottlieb; title: Religion and science / Thomas Dixon; title: Religion and cognition / Luther H. Martin; title: Religion, media, and cultures of everyday life / Gordon Lynch; title: Religion and diaspora / Seán McLoughlin.