The Study of Religion: An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods - Softcover

Chryssides, George D.; Geaves, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826464491 ISBN 13: 9780826464491

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2007

Synopsis

Increasingly, recognition is given to the importance of methodology in the study of religion and methodological issues are generally taught to first year students in order to equip them for systematic academic study of the topic. Unfortunately many of the theories that relate to methodology are explained in a highly complex way, which even advanced students find it hard to understand.  

This book unravels the complexity of these issues for students by introducing the history and methodology pertaining to the study of religion (including ideas of key theorists) and by discussing the main problems in current scholarship in world religions.

In addition to theories relating to Religious Studies, examples will be drawn from a variety of the world's historical religious traditions, spanning the range of major ones and some minor ones. The student will in this way gain some understanding of the fundamental ideas of the world's religions as well as an introduction to methods of study.  

 

About this title

About the Author

George D. Chryssides is Honorary Research Fellow in Contemporary Religion at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Ron Geaves is Professor of the Comparative Study of Religion at Liverpool Hope University, UK. He is Co-editor of the Journal of Fieldwork in Religion and the Journal of Religions of South Asia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826464491
• ISBN 13: 9780826464491
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 440