Textbook Gods
Bengt-Ove Andreassen
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Description for Textbook Gods
Paperback. Textbook Gods offers perspectives on representations of religion and religions in textbooks. The contributions emerge from different contexts, ranging from European countries, to North America, Japan and Australia. Editor(s): Andreassen, Bengt-Ove; Lewis, Professor James R. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HRA; JNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
In recent years there has been a renewed interest in textbooks, partly because they have maintained their position as an important genre. Not too many years ago - and perhaps currently as well - many considered textbooks outdated or archaic compared with technological advances such as the Internet and different kinds of educational software. Despite these changes, textbooks for school subjects and for academic studies continue to be in demand. Textbooks seem to constitute a genre in which established truths are conveyed, and may thus represent stable forces in a world of flux and rapid changes. ... Read more
In recent years there has been a renewed interest in textbooks, partly because they have maintained their position as an important genre. Not too many years ago - and perhaps currently as well - many considered textbooks outdated or archaic compared with technological advances such as the Internet and different kinds of educational software. Despite these changes, textbooks for school subjects and for academic studies continue to be in demand. Textbooks seem to constitute a genre in which established truths are conveyed, and may thus represent stable forces in a world of flux and rapid changes. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781790557
SKU
V9781781790557
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Ref
99-2
About Bengt-Ove Andreassen
Bengt-Ove Andreassen is Associated Professor at the Department of Education at University of Tromso. He is also guest scholar in religious studies at University of Bergen during 2011-2013. One of his areas for research is religion in education and how perspectives from the academic study of religion can be applied to develop education about religion in public schools. ... Read more
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