Table of Contents

Introduction Why Study Religions? John Hinnells History of Study of Religions Eric J. Sharpe Part 1. Key Approaches to the Study of Religion. Theories of Religion Robert Segal Theology David Ford Philosophy of Religion Peter Vardy Religious Studies Donald Wiebe Sociology of Religion Martin Riesebrodt & Mary Ellen Konieczny Anthropology of Religion Rosalind Hackett Psychology of Religion Dan Merkur Phenomenology Douglas Allen Comparative Study of Religion William Paden Part 2. Key Issues in the Study of Religions. Gender Darlene Juschka Insider-Outsider Issues Kim Knott Post Modernism Paul Heelas Orientalism/Postcolonialism Richard King Secularization Judith Fox Mysticism & Spirituality Richard King New Religious Movement Judith Fox Fundamentalism Henry Munson Myth and Ritual Robert Segal Religious Authority Paul Gifford Hermeneutics Garrett Green Religious Pluralism Michael Barnes Religion and Politics George Moyser Religion and Geography Christopher Park Religion and Science Thomas Dixon Religion and Cognition Luther Martin Religion and Culture Mark Hulsether Religion and the Arts John Hinnells Race and Ethnicity in Diaspora Religions Sean McLoughlin

About the Author

Liverpool Hope University, UK and Robinson College, Cambridge, UK

Reviews

'A companion in the very best sense of the word: it provides the reader with excellent guides and mentors to walk alongside on the path to understanding... The result is an intelligent, fair-minded, thorough, and cutting-edge exploration of the field of religious studies.' - Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago USA