The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies is both informative
and provocative, introducing readers to key debates in the
contemporary study of religion and suggesting future research
possibilities. A group of distinguished scholars takes up some of
the most pressing theoretical questions in the field. What is a
'religious tradition'? How are religious texts read? What takes
place when a religious practitioner stands before a representation
of gods or goddesses, ghosts, ancestors, saints, and other special
beings? What roles is religion playing in contemporary global
society? The volume emphasizes religion as a lived practice,
stressing that people have used and continue to use religious media
to engage the circumstances of their lives. This underlying
conviction provides a realistic perspective on religion, and the
volume's essays engage with real-world religious practices. The
volume's essays should prove valuable and interesting to a broad
audience, including scholars in the humanities and social sciences
and a general readership, as well as students of religious studies.
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