The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8598-1
Verlag: WILEY

Buch, Englisch, 492 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 848 g

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to Religion

This Companion offers the most comprehensive survey to-date of the study of religion. Featuring a team of international contributors, and edited by one of the most widely respected scholars in the field, The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion provides a truly interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to its subject. The volume:

* Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropological, economic, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological, and theological;

* Covers a range of specific topics, such as the body, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements;

* Reviews, within each chapter, the key issues and debates;

* Provides a bibliographical guide to the main literature on each subject.

The quality and the coverage ensure that this Companion will be the definitive reference work for students and scholars alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Segal, Robert A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors.

Introduction: Robert A. Segal.

Part I: Approaches.

1. Anthropology of Religion: Fiona Bowie(University of Bristol).

2. The Comparative Method: Paul Roscoe(University of Maine).

3. An Economics of Religion: Rodney Stark (University of Washington).

4. Literature and Religion: Stephen Prickett (Baylor University).

5. Phenomenology of Religion: Thomas Ryba (Purdue University).

6. Philosophy of Religion: Charles Taliaferro (St Olaf College).

7. Psychology of Religion: Roderick Main (University of Essex).

8. Sociology of Religion: Grace Davie (University of Exeter).

9. Theology: Ian Markham (Hartford Seminary).

Part II: Topics.

10. Body: Richard H. Roberts (Stirling University).

11. Death and Afterlife: Douglas J. Davies (University of Durham).

12. Ethics: G. Scott Davis (University of Richmond).

13. Fundamentalism: Henry Munson (University of Maine).

14. Heaven and Hell: Jeffrey Burton Russell (University of California at Santa Barbara).

15. Holy Men/Holy Women: Lawrence S. Cunningham (University of Notre Dame).

16. Magic: Gustavo Benavides (Villanova University).

17. Modernity and Postmodernity: Colin Campbell (University of York).

18. Mysticism: Jeffrey J. Kripal (Rice University).

19. Myth: Robert A. Segal (University of Aberdeen).

20. Nationalism and Religion: Mark Juergensmeyer (University of California at Santa Barbara).

21. New Religious Movements: Lorne L. Dawson (University of Waterloo).

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 Professor of 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., Blackwell, 1998), and Hero Myths: A Reader (ed., Blackwell, 2000). He is also the European Editor of Religion.