Title Statements
- Full title :Studying Religion : an Introduction.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2018.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Milton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (291 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781351112062, 1351112066, 9781351112048, 135111204X, 9781351112055, 1351112058, 9781351112079, 1351112074
- DOI:10.4324/9781351112079
- oclc:on1076258708
- Dewey Decimal:200.71
Table of Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction: what is the study of religion?; Example: 'but not specifically defined'; Chapter 1: What's in a name?; Example: fruit or vegetable?; Summary of vocabulary; Summary of scholars; Chapter 2: The history of 'religion'; Example: 'religion' on the colonial frontier; Summary of vocabulary; Summary of scholars; Chapter 3: The essentials of religion; Criticisms; Example: 'he's your father!'; Summary of vocabulary; Summary of scholars.
Chapter 4: The functions of religionCriticisms; Example: 'people started to come to her for healing'; Summary of vocabulary; Summary of scholars; Chapter 5: The resemblances among religions; Criticisms; Example: 'not an easy task'; Summary of vocabulary; Summary of scholars; Chapter 6: The public discourse on religion; Example: public Muslim cemeteries in France; Summary of vocabulary; Summary of scholars; Chapter 7: Religion and the insider/outsider problem; Example: under the academic microscope; Summary of vocabulary; Summary of scholars; Chapter 8: Religion and classification.
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