Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion

Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 762
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Download or read book Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion written by Jacques Waardenburg and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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