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Record Nr.

UNINA9910532808603321

Titolo

The Routledge handbook of research methods in the study of religion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael Stausberg and Steven Engler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

1-136-57765-3

0-203-15428-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (569 p.)

Collana

Routledge handbooks

Altri autori (Persone)

StausbergMichael

EnglerSteven

Disciplina

200.72

Soggetti

Religion - Methodology

Religion - Research

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH METHODS IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND PLATES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; PART I; 1.1INTRODUCTIONResearch methods in the study of religion\s; 1.2COMPARISON; 1.3EPISTEMOLOGY; 1.4FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES; 1.5RESEARCH DESIGN; 1.6RESEARCH ETHICS; PART IIMethods; 2.1CONTENT ANALYSIS; 2.2CONVERSATION ANALYSIS; 2.3DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; 2.4DOCUMENT ANALYSIS; 2.5EXPERIMENTS; 2.6FACET THEORY METHODS; 2.7FACTOR ANALYSIS; 2.8 FIELD RESEARCH: Participant observation; 2.9FREE-LISTING; 2.10GROUNDED THEORY

2.11HERMENEUTICS2.12HISTORY; 2.13INTERVIEWING; 2.14NETWORK ANALYSIS; 2.15PHENOMENOLOGY; 2.16PHILOLOGY; 2.17SEMIOTICS; 2.18STRUCTURALISM; 2.19STRUCTURED OBSERVATION; 2.20SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; 2.21TRANSLATION; 2.22VIDEOGRAPHY; PART IIIMaterials; 3.1AUDITORY MATERIALS; 3.2THE INTERNET; 3.3MATERIAL CULTURE; 3.4SPATIAL METHODS; 3.5VISUAL CULTURE; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first comprehensive survey in English of research methods in the field of religious studies. It is designed to enable non-specialists



and students at upper undergraduate and graduate levels to understand the variety of research methods used in the field. The aim is to create awareness of the relevant methods currently available and to stimulate an active interest in exploring unfamiliar methods, encouraging their use in research and enabling students and scholars to evaluate academic work with reference to methodological issues. A distinguished team of contributors cover a broad