The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-470-65656-3 (ISBN)
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion delivers an expert and insightful analysis of modern perspectives on the study of religion across the humanities and the social sciences. Presupposing no knowledge of the approaches examined in the collection, the book is ideal for undergraduate students who have yet to undertake extensive study in the humanities or social sciences.
The book includes perspectives from those in fields as diverse as globalization, cognitive science, the study of emotion, law, esotericism, sex and gender, functionalism, terror, the comparative method, modernism, and postmodernism. Many of the topics covered in the book clearly hail from religious studies, while others are grounded in other areas of academia.
All of the chapters contained within are written by recognized authors who show how their chosen discipline contributes to the understanding of the phenomenon of religion. This book also includes topics like:
- A comprehensive exploration of multiple approaches to religious study, including anthropology, economics, literature, phenomenology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology
- A review of various topics germane to the study of religion, including the study of the body, cognitive science, the comparative method, death and the afterlife, law, magic, music, and myth
- A selection of subjects touching on modern trends in extremism and violence, including chapters on terror and violence, fundamentalism, and nationalism
- A discussion of the influence of modernism and postmodernism in religion
Ideal for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students in humanities and social science programs taking courses on religion and myth, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion will also earn a place in the libraries of specialists working in the fields of Religious Studies, Theology, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Political Science, History, and Philosophy.
Robert A. Segal is Sixth Century Chair in Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen. He is also Honorary Professor at the University of Essex and Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Vienna.
Nickolas P. Roubekas is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Vienna.
List of Contributors
Introduction
Robert A. Segal
PART I: APPROACHES
1. Anthropology of Religion
Fiona Bowie
2. Economics of Religion
Rodney Stark
3. Literature and Religion
Eric Ziolkowski
4. Phenomenology of Religion
Thomas Ryba
5. Philosophy of Religion
Charles Taliaferro
6. Psychology of Religion
Roderick Main
7. Sociology of Religion
Titus Hjelm
8. Theology
Ian S. Markham
PART II: TOPICS
9. Body
Yudit Kornberg Greenberg
10. Cognitive Science
Jesper Sorensen
11. Comparative Method
Paul Roscoe
12. Death and Afterlife
Douglas J. Davies
13. Emotion
Tony Milligan
14. Esotericism
Karl Baier
15. Ethics
G. Scott Davis
16. Functionalism
Robert A. Segal
17. Fundamentalism
Henry Munson
18. Globalization
Michael Wilkinson
19. History
Robert A. Yelle
20. Law
Winnifred Fallers Sullivan
21. Magic
Kocku von Stuckrad
22. Modernism and Postmodernism
Paul-Francois Tremlett
23. Music
Guy L. Beck
24. Myth
Robert A. Segal
25. Nationalism
Mark Juergensmeyer
26. Pilgrimage
Simon Coleman
27. Ritual
Catherine Bell and Jens Kreinath
28. Science
Ralph O'Connor
29. Secularization
Steve Bruce
30. Sex and Gender
Ivan Strenski
31. Terror and Violence
Lorne L. Dawson
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.4.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion |
| Mitarbeit |
Mitglied der Redaktion: Nickolas P. Roubekas |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 244 mm |
| Gewicht | 966 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-65656-5 / 0470656565 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-65656-3 / 9780470656563 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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