The study of religion : an introduction to key ideas and methods /

The authors, two very well-known and respected specialists in the field, clearly explain the often complex theories involved in religious study, such as phenomenology, postmodernism, post-structuralism and hermeneutics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chryssides, George D., 1945-
Other Authors: Geaves, Ron
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The tools of the trade
  • Methodology in religious studies
  • Insiders and outsiders
  • Does size matter?
  • Key figures in the study of religion
  • Phenomenology and its critics
  • Colonialismand postcolonialism in the study of religion
  • Authenticity and diversity
  • Fieldwork in the study of religion
  • Religion and gender
  • The question of truth
  • The internet as a resource in the study of religion.