New approaches to the study of religion. Volume 2, Textual, comparative, sociological, and cognitive approaches /
Textual, comparative, sociological, and cognitive approaches
edited by Peter Antes, Armin W. Geertz, Randi R. Warne.
- 1 online resource (503 pages)
- Religion and reason ; v. 43 .
- Religion and reason ; 43. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New approaches to the problem of translation in the study of religion / The use of electronic media in the study of sacred texts / New approaches: Alan Williams -- Gordon D. Newby -- Dawne McCance. Section 4. Textual approaches ; Literary theory / Comparison in the study of religion / New approaches to the study of syncretism / Performance theory and the study of ritual / New approaches to the study of religious dance / Human rights: William E. Paden -- Luther H. Martin and Anita Maria Leopold -- Ronald L. Grimes -- Helga Barbara Gundlach -- Rosalind I.J. Hackett. Section 5. Comparative approaches ; An important and challenging new field for the study of religion / A survey of advances in the sociology of religion (1980-2000) / Assessing secularization theory / Urbanization and religion / Religion and diaspora / Approaches to the study of religion in the media / Beyond "Church and State": Liliane Voyé -- Karel Dobbelaere -- Robert Kisala -- Steven Vertovec -- Alf G. Linderman -- Winnifred Fallers Sullivan. Section 6. Social sciences ; Advances in the study of religion and law / Cognitive approaches to the study of religion / The naturalness of religious concepts: Psychoanalyzing prehistory: Armin W. Geertz -- Justin L. Barrett -- David A. Warburton -- Peter Antes, Armin W. Geertz, and Randi R. Warne. Section 7. Cognition and cross-cultural psychology ; An emerging cognitive science of religion / Struggling with the unrecorded past / Conclusion /
9783110211719 (ebook)
Religion--Comparative studies. Religions--Study and teaching--History--20th century.