This 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 a truly interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to its subject. The volume: Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropological, economic, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological, and theological; Covers a range of specific topics, such as the body, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements; Reviews, within each chapter, the key issues and debates; Provides a bibliographical guide to the main literature on each subject. The quality and the coverage ensure that this Companion will be the definitive reference work for students and scholars alike.
- ISBN10 1405168749
- ISBN13 9781405168748
- Publish Date 26 February 2008
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Pages 496
- Language English