书名: The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion (Blackwell Companions to Religion)
作者: Robert A. Segal (Editor)
出版社: Blackwell Publishing Limited (January 1, 2006)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0631232168
ISBN-13: 978-0631232162
Book Description
This prestigious 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 an interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to the subject.
"Today's world is in crying need of an understanding of 'religion', as well as specific religious traditions. This volume, expertly edited and introduced by Segal, admirably fulfills this need with a series of essays that combine clarity and accessibility with nuance and balance… The 25 essays in this collection are uniformly of high quality, each with a helpful bibliography that supplements the volume bibliography… this work will command a wide audience, ranging from the general public to religious studies specialists. Highly recommended; all libraries; all levels." --CHOICE
About the Author
Robert A. Segal is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen. His previous publications include Joseph Campbell: An Introduction (1987), Theorizing about Myth (1999), The Myth and Ritual Theory (ed., Blackwell, 1998), and Hero Myths: A Reader (ed., Blackwell, 2000). He is also the European Editor of Religion.
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作者: Robert A. Segal (Editor)
出版社: Blackwell Publishing Limited (January 1, 2006)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0631232168
ISBN-13: 978-0631232162
Book Description
This prestigious 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 an interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to the subject.
- Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropology, the comparative method, economics, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.
- Also covers a diverse range of topical issues, such as the body, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements
- Consists of 24 essays written by an outstanding team of international scholars
- Reviews, within each chapter, an outline of a particular subfield and traces its development up to the present day
- Debates how the discipline may look in the future
- Represents all the major issues, methods and positions in the field
- Features an accessible alphabetical structure.
"Today's world is in crying need of an understanding of 'religion', as well as specific religious traditions. This volume, expertly edited and introduced by Segal, admirably fulfills this need with a series of essays that combine clarity and accessibility with nuance and balance… The 25 essays in this collection are uniformly of high quality, each with a helpful bibliography that supplements the volume bibliography… this work will command a wide audience, ranging from the general public to religious studies specialists. Highly recommended; all libraries; all levels." --CHOICE
About the Author
Robert A. Segal is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen. His previous publications include Joseph Campbell: An Introduction (1987), Theorizing about Myth (1999), The Myth and Ritual Theory (ed., Blackwell, 1998), and Hero Myths: A Reader (ed., Blackwell, 2000). He is also the European Editor of Religion.
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