The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion (Paperback)

This prestigious 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 an interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to the subject.
Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropology, the comparative method, economics, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.
Also covers a diverse range of topical issues, such as the body, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements
Consists of 24 essays written by an outstanding team of international scholars
Reviews, within each chapter, an outline of a particular subfield and traces its development up to the present day
Debates how the discipline may look in the future
Represents all the major issues, methods and positions in the field

General

Imprint:	Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
Release date:	September 2008
First published:	October 2008
Editors:	Robert A. Segal
Dimensions:	242 x 171 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	492
ISBN-13:	978-1-4051-8598-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	1-4051-8598-8
Barcode:	9781405185981

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