Companion to the Study of Religion (Blackwell Companions to Religion) - Softcover

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Robert A. Segal is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen. His previous publications include Joseph Campbell: An Introduction (1987), Theorizing about Myth (1999), The Myth and Ritual Theory (ed., Blackwell, 1998), and Hero Myths: A Reader (ed., Blackwell, 2000). He is also the European Editor of Religion.

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This Companion offers the most comprehensive survey to-date of the study of religion. Featuring a team of international contributors, and edited by one of the most widely respected scholars in the field, The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion provides a truly interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to its subject. The volume:

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• Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropological, economic, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological, and theological;
  
• Covers a range of specific topics, such as the body, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements;
  
• Reviews, within each chapter, the key issues and debates;
  
• Provides a bibliographical guide to the main literature on each subject.

The quality and the coverage ensure that this Companion will be the definitive reference work for students and scholars alike.

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This Companion offers the most comprehensive survey to-date of the study of religion. Featuring a team of international contributors, and edited by one of the most widely respected scholars in the field, The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion provides a truly interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to its subject. The volume:
 
* Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropological, economic, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological, and theological;
 
* Covers a range of specific topics, such as the body, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements;
 
* Reviews, within each chapter, the key issues and debates;
 
* Provides a bibliographical guide to the main literature on each subject.
 
The quality and the coverage ensure that this Companion will be the definitive reference work for students and scholars alike.