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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100367249758
ISBN-139780367249755
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038259788
Product Key Features
Number of Pages372 Pages
Publication NameIntroducing Religion
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion
AuthorRobert S. Ellwood
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight28.4 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number5
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2019-036225
IllustratedYes
Table Of Content1 How to Study Religion 2 History of Religion on Planet Earth 3 Myth: Our Lives, and the World's, Are Stories 4 Doorways to Other Worlds: Symbol, Rite, and Religion 5 Oases of the Mind: The Psychology of Religion 6 Inner Adventure: Walking the Path, and Monks Who Hated God 7 Why Evil? 8 Faith Through Form: Religion and Art 9 Ghost Marriages and Country Music: Popular Religion 10 Infinite Information, Worlds Without End: The Internet, Religion, and Virtual Realities 11 Traveling Together: The Sociology of Religion 12 Truth Messages: The Conceptual Expression of Religion 13 Worlds to Come: Religious Eschatology and the Afterlife 14 How Shall We Live? Religion and Ethics 15 Horror and Glory: Religion Confronting War 16 God's Side: Religion and Politics
SynopsisIntroducing Religion explores different ways of looking at religion in the twenty-first century. Providing a broad overview to the discipline of religious studies, this textbook introduces students to engaging and contemporary topics such as: sociology of religion psychology of religion history of religion religion and art religious ethics popular religion religion and violence Thoroughly updated throughout, this fifth edition includes images, further reading, a detailed glossary, case studies, and key terms for revision. This is the essential textbook for students approaching this subject area for the first time.