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Eight Theories of Religion
by Pals, Daniel L
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- Paperback, 20 cm, 340 pp. Cond.: zeer goed / very good. Eight Theories of Religion, Second Edition, begins with Edward Burnett
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New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. Paperback, 20 cm, 340 pp. Cond.: zeer goed / very good. Eight Theories of Religion, Second Edition, begins with Edward Burnett Tylor and James Frazer--two Victorian pioneers in anthropology and the comparative study of religion. It then considers the great "reductionist" approaches of Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, and Karl Marx, all of whom have exercised wide influence up to the present day. The discussion goes on to examine the leading challenges to reductionism as articulated by sociologist Max Weber (new to this edition) and Romanian-American comparativist Mircea Eliade. Finally, it explores the newer methods and ideas arising from the African field studies of ethnographer E. E. Evans-Pritchard and the interpretive anthropology of Clifford Geertz. Each chapter offers biographical background, theoretical exposition, conceptual analysis, and critical assessment. This common format allows for close comparison and careful evaluation throughout. Ideal for use as a supplementary text in introductory religion courses or as the central text in sociology of religion and courses centered on the explanation and interpretation of religion, Eight Theories of Religion, Second Edition, offers an illuminating treatment of this controversial and fascinating subject. ISBN: 9780195165708. .
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- Title
- Eight Theories of Religion
- Author
- Pals, Daniel L
- Book Condition
- Used - Paperback, 20 cm, 340 pp. Cond.: zeer goed / very good. Eight Theories of Religion, Second Edition, begins with Edward Burnett
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0195165705
- ISBN 13
- 9780195165708
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
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