Robert A. Segal The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Stud (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of ReligionCondition: NewEAN: 9780470656563ISBN: 9780470656563Publisher: Wiley-BlackwellFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/25/2021Item Height: 253mmItem Length: 173mmItem Width: 31mmItem Weight: 966gLanguage: EnglishDescription: Explore a rigorous but accessible guide to contemporary approaches to the study of religion from leading voices in the field 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 theologyA 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 mythA selection of subjects touching on modern trends in extremism and violence, including chapters on terror and violence, fundamentalism, and nationalismA 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.Genre: Philosophy & SpiritualityContributor: Nickolas P. Roubekas (Edited by), Robert A. Segal (Edited by)Book Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to ReligionAuthor: Robert A. SegalCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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