Introducing Religion

Religious Studies for the Twenty-First Century
5th Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-367-24975-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 735 g

Introducing Religion explores different ways of looking at religion in the twenty-first century. Providing a broad overview to the discipline of religious studies, this textbook introduces students to engaging and contemporary topics such as:

- sociology of religion

- psychology of religion

- history of religion

- religion and art

- religious ethics

- popular religion

- religion and violence

Thoroughly updated throughout, this fifth edition includes images, further reading, a detailed glossary, case studies, and key terms for revision. This is the essential textbook for students approaching this subject area for the first time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellwood, Robert S

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 How to Study Religion 2 History of Religion on Planet Earth 3 Myth: Our Lives, and the World’s, Are Stories 4 Doorways to Other Worlds: Symbol, Rite, and Religion 5 Oases of the Mind: The Psychology of Religion 6 Inner Adventure: Walking the Path, and Monks Who Hated God 7 Why Evil? 8 Faith Through Form: Religion and Art 9 Ghost Marriages and Country Music: Popular Religion 10 Infinite Information, Worlds Without End: The Internet, Religion, and Virtual Realities 11 Traveling Together: The Sociology of Religion 12 Truth Messages: The Conceptual Expression of Religion 13 Worlds to Come: Religious Eschatology and the Afterlife 14 How Shall We Live? Religion and Ethics 15 Horror and Glory: Religion Confronting War 16 God’s Side: Religion and Politics

Über Autor(innen)

Robert S. Ellwood is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Southern California, USA. He is the author of over twenty-five books, including Many Peoples, Many Faiths, The Fifties Spiritual Marketplace, The Sixties Spiritual Awakening, and Islands of the Dawn.