Introduction to the Study of Religion

Name: Introduction to the Study of Religion
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ISBN: 9780415408899

ISBN-10: 041540889X

ISBN-13: 9780415408899

Edition: 2009

Authors: John S. Harding, Hillary P. Rodrigues, John S. Harding

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This look at the study of religion contains a history of the discipline as seen through theological and philosophical eyes, an examination of how people experience religion, and social, cultural, anthropological, political and other perspectives on religion.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 6.85" wide x 9.65" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Hillary Rodrigues (PhD, McMaster University) specializes in Hinduism. He is a professor in the religious studies department at the University of Lethbridge, where he teaches courses on various Eastern religions and on aspects of Asian philosophy and literature. He is the author of several scholarly articles and books, including Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess and Insight and Religious Mind.



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction


Defining religion


Religious education and religious studies


Patterns in the study of religion



How Religion Began to be Studied: Traditional Perspectives


Philosophical approaches


Theological approaches



Studying Religion within Communities: Social and Cultural Perspectives


Anthropological approaches


Sociological, political, and economic approaches



How People Experience Religion: Perspectives in the Study of Religious Consciousness and Perception


Phenomenological approaches


Psychological approaches



Judging Religion: Critical Perspectives and Evaluations


Feminist approaches


Popular literature: dispelling religion vs. emphasizing its relevance



Studying Religion in Context: Perspectives and Conclusions


Historical approaches


Comparative approaches


Some concluding theoretical and methodological issues in the study of religion


Select Websites


Chronology of Select Significant Persons and Seminal Texts


Glossary


Index