Russell Mccutcheon

Studying Religion (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Widely used as a primer, a class text, or just a provocation to critical thinking, Studying Religion clearly explains the methods and theories employed in the academic study of religion by tackling the problem of how scholars define and then study religion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781003825807
• Artikelnr.: 69448155

Autorenporträt

Russell T. McCutcheon, a widely published scholar also producing a variety of resources for students, is University Research Professor and, for 18 years, was the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the 2nd Edition A Word on the 3rd Edition Acknowledgements
Introduction What is the Study of Religion? Example: '..., But Not
Specially Defined' Summary of Vocabulary and Scholars Chapter 1 What's in a
Name? Example: Fruit or Vegetable? Summary of Vocabulary and Scholars
Chapter 2 The History of 'Religion' Example: 'Religion' on the Colonial
Frontier Summary of Vocabulary and Scholars Chapter 3 The Essentials of
Religion Criticisms Example: 'He's Your Father!' Summary of Vocabulary and
Scholars Chapter 4 The Functions of Religion Criticisms Example: 'People
Started to Come to Her for Healing' Summary of Vocabulary and Scholars
Chapter 5 The Resemblance Among Religions Criticisms Example: 'Not an Easy
Task' Summary of Vocabulary and Scholars Chapter 6 The Public Discourse on
Religion Example: Public Muslim Cemeteries in France Summary of Vocabulary
and Scholar Chapter 7 The Insider/Outsider Problem Example: Under the
Academic Microscope Summary of Vocabulary and Scholar Chapter 8 Religion
and Classification Example: The World Religions Paradigm Summary of
Vocabulary and Scholar Chapter 9 Identification Matters Case Study 1: Good
Religion and Bad Religion Case Study 2: Religion and Gender Case Study 3:
Religion and Race Case Study 4: Religion and Indigeneity Summary of
Vocabulary and Scholars Afterword The Necessary Lie: Duplicity in the
Disciplines, by Jonathan Z. Smith Honesty Is the Best Pedagogy, by K.
Merinda Simmons Glossary Scholars Bibliography Resources Index