Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion: Aims, Methods and Theories of Research. Introduction and Anthology

Waardenburg, Jacques

ISBN 10: 3110469529 / ISBN 13: 9783110469523

Published by Walter de Gruyter, Incorporated, 2017

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pp. 776.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion: Aims, Methods and Theories of Research. Introduction and Anthology
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110469529
• ISBN 13: 9783110469523
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Waardenburg’s magisterial essay traces the rise and development of the academic study of religion from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, outlining the establishment of the discipline, its connections with other fields, religion as a subject of research, and perspectives on a phenomenological study of religion. Futhermore a second part comprises an anthology of texts from 41 scholars whose work was programmatic in the evolution of the academic study of religion. Each chapter presents a particular approach, theory, and method relevant to the study of religion. The pieces selected for this volume were taken from the discipline of religious studies as well as from related fields, such as anthropology, sociology, and psychology, to name a few.

About the Authors

Jacques Waardenburg (†) und Russel McCutcheon, Universität Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, U.S.A.

Jacques Waardenburg (†) and Russel McCutcheon, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, U.S.A.