 The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion
ISBN: 978-0-631-23216-2
Hardcover
456 pages
February 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.
* 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.
