خرید و دانلود نسخه کامل کتاب Introduction to the Study of Religion

Why do people study religion? How have they studied it in the  past? How do we study religion today? Is the academic study of religion  the same as religious education? These and many other questions are  addressed in this engaging introduction to the discipline of religious  studies, written by two experienced university teachers. The authors  have crafted this book to familiarize novice students with key concepts  and terminology in the study of religion. More advanced students will  find a varied array of theoretical perspectives and methodological  approaches to the field. Topics include: 

• definitions of religion 
• perspectives in the study and teaching of religion 
• how religion began to be studied: traditional perspectives – philosophical and theological
• how  people experience religion: perspectives in the study of religious  consciousness and perception – phenomenological and psychological 
• studying religion within communities: Social and cultural perspectives – anthropological, sociological, political and economic 
• judging religion: critical perspectives –feminist approaches, the interaction of popular literature and religion
• contextual perspectives – historical and comparative.

The  book encourages students to think critically about the theories and  methods presented. Students will find arguments for the strengths and  limitations of these approaches, understand connections among religious  studies and other intellectual movements, and develop their own ideas of  how they might want to go about the study of religion.