The Cambridge companion to religious studies / edited by Robert A. Orsi

• "The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies is both informative and provocative, introducing readers to key debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggesting future research possibilities. A group of distinguished scholars takes up some of the most pressing theoretical questions in the field. What is a "religious tradition"? How are religious texts read? What takes place when a religious practitioner stands before a representation of gods or goddesses, ghosts, ancestors, saints, and other special beings? What roles is religion playing in contemporary global society? The volume emphasizes religion as a lived practice, stressing that people have used and continue to use religious media to engage the circumstances of their lives. This underlying conviction provides a realistic perspective on religion, and the volume,? essays engage with real-world religious practices. The volume? essays should prove valuable and interesting to a broad audience, including scholars in the humanities and social sciences and a general readership, as well as students of religious studies"-- 

Ämnesord

Religion  -- studier och undervisning (sao)

Religion  -- Study and teaching. (LCSH)

Religion  -- Research. (LCSH)

RELIGION / General  (bisacsh)

Klassifikation

BL41 (LCC)

200 (DDC)

C (kssb/8 (machine generated))