| Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion: Aims, Methods, and Theories of Research. Introduction and Anthology Contributor(s): Waardenburg, Jacques (Author), McCutcheon, Russell T. (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 3110469529 ISBN-13: 9783110469523 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $51.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Reference - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Series: de Gruyter Textbook |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (2.15 lbs) 751 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Waardenburg's magisterial essay traces the rise and development of the academic study of religion from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, outlining the establishment of the discipline, its connections with other fields, religion as a subject of research, and perspectives on a phenomenological study of religion. Futhermore a second part comprises an anthology of texts from 41 scholars whose work was programmatic in the evolution of the academic study of religion. Each chapter presents a particular approach, theory, and method relevant to the study of religion. The pieces selected for this volume were taken from the discipline of religious studies as well as from related fields, such as anthropology, sociology, and psychology, to name a few. |