Segal The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5465-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten, E-Book

This prestigious Companion offers the most comprehensive survey todate of the study of religion. Featuring a team of internationalcontributors, and edited by one of the most widely respectedscholars in the field, The Blackwell Companion to the Study ofReligion provides an interdisciplinary and authoritative guideto the subject.
* * Examines the main approaches to the study of religion:anthropology, the comparative method, economics, literature,philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.
* Also covers a diverse range of topical issues, such as thebody, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements
* Consists of 24 essays written by an outstanding team ofinternational scholars
* Reviews, within each chapter, an outline of a particularsubfield and traces its development up to the present day
* Debates how the discipline may look in the future
* Represents all the major issues, methods and positions in thefield

Autoren/Hrsg.

Segal, Robert A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors.
Introduction: Robert A. Segal.
Part I: Approaches.
1. Anthropology of Religion: Fiona Bowie(University ofBristol).
2. The Comparative Method: Paul Roscoe(University of Maine).
3. An Economics of Religion: Rodney Stark (University ofWashington).
4. Literature and Religion: Stephen Prickett (BaylorUniversity).
5. Phenomenology of Religion: Thomas Ryba (PurdueUniversity).
6. Philosophy of Religion: Charles Taliaferro (St OlafCollege).
7. Psychology of Religion: Roderick Main (University ofEssex).
8. Sociology of Religion: Grace Davie (University ofExeter).
9. Theology: Ian Markham (Hartford Seminary).
Part II: Topics.
10. Body: Richard H. Roberts (Stirling University).
11. Death and Afterlife: Douglas J. Davies (University ofDurham).
12. Ethics: G. Scott Davis (University of Richmond).
13. Fundamentalism: Henry Munson (University of Maine).
14. Heaven and Hell: Jeffrey Burton Russell (University ofCalifornia at Santa Barbara).
15. Holy Men/Holy Women: Lawrence S. Cunningham (University ofNotre Dame).
16. Magic: Gustavo Benavides (Villanova University).
17. Modernity and Postmodernity: Colin Campbell (University ofYork).
18. Mysticism: Jeffrey J. Kripal (Rice University).
19. Myth: Robert A. Segal (University of Aberdeen).
20. Nationalism and Religion: Mark Juergensmeyer (University ofCalifornia at Santa Barbara).
21. New Religious Movements: Lorne L. Dawson (University ofWaterloo).
22. Pilgrimage: Simon Coleman (University of Durham).
23. Ritual: Catherine Bell (Santa Clara University).
24. Secularization: Steve Bruce (University of Aberdeen).
Consolidated Bibliography.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert A. Segal is Sixth Century Chair in Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen. His previous publications include Joseph Campbell: An Introduction (1987), Theorizing about Myth (1999), The Myth and Ritual Theory (ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 1998), Hero Myths: A Reader (ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2000), and Myth: A Very Short Introduction (2004).