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Religion, Theory, Critique: Classic and Contemporary Approaches and Methodologies
Richard (Ed) King
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Description for Religion, Theory, Critique: Classic and Contemporary Approaches and Methodologies
Hardback. Editor(s): King, Richard. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 272.
Religion, Theory, Critique is an essential tool for learning about theory and method in the study of religion. Leading experts engage with contemporary and classical theories as well as non-Western cultural contexts. Unlike other collections, this anthology emphasizes the dynamic relationship between "religion" as an object of study and different methodological approaches and openly addresses the question of the manifold ways in which "religion," "secular," and "culture" are imagined within different disciplinary horizons. This volume is the first textbook which seeks to engage discussion of classical approaches with contemporary cultural and critical theories. Contributors write on the influence of the ... Read more
Religion, Theory, Critique is an essential tool for learning about theory and method in the study of religion. Leading experts engage with contemporary and classical theories as well as non-Western cultural contexts. Unlike other collections, this anthology emphasizes the dynamic relationship between "religion" as an object of study and different methodological approaches and openly addresses the question of the manifold ways in which "religion," "secular," and "culture" are imagined within different disciplinary horizons. This volume is the first textbook which seeks to engage discussion of classical approaches with contemporary cultural and critical theories. Contributors write on the influence of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231145428
SKU
V9780231145428
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About Richard (Ed) King
Richard King is professor of Buddhist and Asian studies at the University of Kent. He is the author of Early Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism (1995); Orientalism and Religion: Postcolonial Theory, India, and the "Mystic East" (1999); Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought (1999); and Selling Spirituality: The Silent Takeover of Religion (2004, with Jeremy Carrette).
Reviews for Religion, Theory, Critique: Classic and Contemporary Approaches and Methodologies
Covering an important and impressive range of theoretical approaches and critical engagement, this sophisticated book will be a useful resource for serious scholars of religion as well as those working in related fields such as anthropology, sociology of religion, and psychology of religion.
Hugh Urban, Ohio State University Once driven by a comparative method on the trail of timeless ... Read more
Hugh Urban, Ohio State University Once driven by a comparative method on the trail of timeless ... Read more