Religious Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides) - Hardcover

Olson, Carl

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9780415487214: Religious Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
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ISBN 10: 0415487218 ISBN 13: 9780415487214
Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

Religious Studies: The Key Concepts is an accessible, A-Z resource, defining and explaining key terms and ideas central to the study of religion. Exploring broad and recurring themes which are applicable in both eastern and western religions, cross-cultural examples are provided for each term to give a comprehensive overview of the subject. Subjects covered include:

  • afterlife
  • comparative religion
  • festivals
  • ethics
  • gender
  • monotheism
  • world religions
  • modernity
  • pilgrimage
  • theism
  • secularization

With cross referencing and further reading provided throughout, this book provides an inclusive map of the discipline, and is an essential reference for all students, academics and researchers.

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About the Author

Carl Olson is Professor of Religious Studies at Allegheny College where he has held the National Endowment for the Humanities Chair and the Teacher-Scholar Professorship of the Humanities. He is currently a permanent fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415487218
ISBN 13 
9780415487214
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
318
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