Hakutulokset: Sarja Critical Categories in the Study of Religion
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Syncretism in Religion
Long a fascinating but problematic category of religious studies, "syncretism" is an elastic term that describes a wide range of practices characterized by the mixing or overlap of …
Religion and Cognition
This volume explores "cognition" in the study of religion--that is, the mental processes that govern religious belief and behavior across cultures and eras. The essays in the …
What Is Religious Studies
The study of religion has never been more important. Religion remains central to the individual and communal lives of the majority of people around the world and provides some of …
What is Religious Studies?
The study of religion has never been more important. Religion remains central to the individual lives and social identities of vast numbers of people around the world and provides …
Religion and Cognition
This volume explores "cognition" in the study of religion - that is, the mental processes that govern religious belief and behavior across cultures and eras. The essays in the …
Defining Buddhism(s)
'Defining Buddhism(s)' explores the multiple ways in which Buddhism has been defined and constructed by both Buddhists and scholars. In recent decades, scholars have become …
Defining Hinduism
'Defining Hinduism' focuses on what Hinduism is, what it has been, and what some have argued it should be. The oldest of the world religions, Hinduism presents a complex pantheon …
Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade was one of the most successful and influential historians of religion. His interpretation of religious experience continues to inform the study of religious practice …
Religious Experience
Many regard religious experience as the essence of religion, arguing that narratives might be created and rituals invented but that these are always secondary to the original …
Defining Islam
Ever since a group of people came into existence who called themselves Muslims and followed Islam, questions of what it means to be a member of this group - who is to be …
Readings in the Theory of Religion
'Readings in the Theory of Religion' brings together classic and contemporary texts to promote new ways of thinking about religion. The texts reflect the diverse methods used in …
Defining Shinto
This book provides key official documents alongside political, religious-philosophical, and historical essays, illustrating how the term "Shinto" has metamorphosed terminologically …