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Language: English
Published by John Wiley &Sons, 2005
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- Title
- Thinking About Religion: An Historical Introduction to Theories of Religion
- Author
- Ivan Strenski
- Publisher
- John Wiley &Sons
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1405120126
- ISBN 13
- 9781405120128
- Item weight
- 1.45 pounds
This history-based introduction to the study of religion introduces the main methods, theories and theorists in the field.
- Introduces the main methods, theories and theorists in the field.
- Engages with leading figures from the history of anthropology, sociology, psychology, philosophy and theology who have influenced the study of religion.
- Reveals how the study of religion evolved in response to great cultural conflicts and major historical events.
- Also considers the influence of inner experience, tacking issues such as human survival and wish-fulfilment.
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About the Author
Ivan Strenski is Holstein Family and Community Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside. His previous publications includeFour Theories of Myth in Twentieth-Century History (1988), Religion in Relation: Method, Application, and Moral Location (1993),Durkheim and the Jews of France (1997), Contesting Sacrifice: Religion, Nationalism and Social Thought(2002), Theology and the First Theory of Sacrifice (2003), and The New Durkheim: Essays on Philosophy, Religious Identity and the Politics of Knowledge (2006).
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