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Thinking About Religion: A Reader

ISBN: 978-1-4051-2167-5

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272 pages

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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.