Seth Kunin

Religion

The Modern Theories

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive and approachable introduction to social scientific theories of religion as they have developed in the twentieth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780748615216
• ISBN-10: 0748615210
• Artikelnr.: 60566240

Autorenporträt

Seth Kunin is Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Durham. He is author of Religion: The Modern Theories (EUP, 2003).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Section One: Setting the Agenda
Chapter 1: Karl Marx and Cultural Materialism
Chapter 2: Émile Durkheim and Functionalism
Chapter 3: Max Weber and Joachim Wach
Chapter 4: Sigmund Freud and the Psychological Tradition
Carl Gustav Jung
Joseph Campbell
Chapter 5: Rudolf Otto: The Idea of the Holy
Section Two: Continuing the Discussion
Chapter 6: Sociology, Methodological Atheism and Secularization
Chapter 7: Psychological Approaches
Chapter 8: Phenomenology and History of Religion
Chapter 9: Feminism, Gender and Religion
Chapter 10: Anthropological Approaches to Religion
Chapter 11: Some Final Words (interim)
Section Three: Taking the Discussion in Different Directions
Chapter 12: Ritual and Religious Experience
Chapter 13: Symbolism
Chapter 14: Myth
Chapter 15: Last Words
Bibliography.