The Blackwell companion to the study of religion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert A. Segal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910270894103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2006
• ISBN: 1-78034-569-0; 1-280-74272-0; 9786610742721; 0-470-70604-X; 1-4051-6874-9; 1-4051-5465-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (491 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell companions to religion
• Altri autori (Persone): SegalRobert Alan
• Disciplina: 200/.7; 200
• Soggetti: Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-463) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Anthropology of religion / Fiona Bowie -- The comparative method / Paul Roscoe -- An economics of religion / Rodney Stark -- Literature and religion / Stephen Prickett -- Phenomenology of religion / Thomas Ryba -- Philosophy of religion / Charles Taliaferro -- Psychology of religion / Roderick Main -- Sociology of religion / Grace Davie -- Theology / Ian Markham -- Body / Richard Roberts -- Death/afterlife / Douglas J. Davies -- Ethics / G. Scott Davis -- Fundamentalism / Henry Munson -- Heaven and hell / Jeffrey Burton Russell -- Holy men/holy women / Lawrence S. Cunningham -- Magic / Gustavo Benavides -- Modernity and postmodernity / Colin Campbell -- Mysticism / Jeffrey J. Kripal -- Myth / Robert Segal -- Nationalism and religion / Mark Juergensmeyer -- New religious movements / Lorne L. Dawson -- Pilgrimage / Simon Coleman -- Ritual / Catherine Bell -- Secularization / Steve Bruce.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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, fund