Religious Studies

The Key Concepts
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-415-48722-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 405 g

Reihe: Routledge Key Guides

Religious Studies: The Key Concepts is an accessible, A-Z resource, defining and explaining key terms and ideas central to the study of religion. Exploring broad and recurring themes which are applicable in both eastern and western religions, cross-cultural examples are provided for each term to give a comprehensive overview of the subject. Subjects covered include:

- afterlife

- comparative religion

- festivals

- ethics

- gender

- monotheism

- world religions

- modernity

- pilgrimage

- theism

- secularization

With cross referencing and further reading provided throughout, this book provides an inclusive map of the discipline, and is an essential reference for all students, academics and researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Olson, Carl

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface List of Key Concepts Religion and Religious Studies: An Introduction Key Concepts Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Carl Olson is Professor of Religious Studies at Allegheny College where he has held the National Endowment for the Humanities Chair and the Teacher-Scholar Professorship of the Humanities. He is currently a permanent fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge