Textbook
Thinking About Religion: A ReaderISBN: 978-1-4051-2167-5
Paperback
272 pages
March 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Creates a useful mix of classic and contemporary responses to issues in the study of religion, ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time.
- Pairs pivotal theorists and theories of religion alongside cutting-edge criticism from a team of leading contemporary scholars.
- Traces the major historical and methodological development of the study of religion in the modern West, enabling students to gain a balanced understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved.
- Primary theorists featured include Cherbury, Durkheim, Eliade, Frazer, Freud, Hume, Brede Kristensen, Malinowski, Max Müller, Ninian Smart, Robertson Smith, Spinoza, Tylor, and Weber.
- Contemporary contributors include Winston Davis, Sidney Hook, Robert Alun Jones, Karl Menninger, Sam Preus, Philip Rieff, Robert Segal, Georges Sorel, George Stocking, and William Dwight Whitney.
- Along with Ivan Strenski’s textbook, Thinking about Religion: An Historical Introduction to Theories of Religion, offers a complete resource for introductory students of religious studies. The books are appropriately structured to encourage joint or independent use.