Author: William Armand Lessa
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Offering students an overview of the anthropological findings in religion that have amassed in the last 100 years, this sourcebook presents articles written by anthropologists, sociologists, historians, and others whose works have significantly influenced anthropological thinking.
Reader in Comparative Religion
Author: William Armand Lessa
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Offering students an overview of the anthropological findings in religion that have amassed in the last 100 years, this sourcebook presents articles written by anthropologists, sociologists, historians, and others whose works have significantly influenced anthropological thinking.
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Offering students an overview of the anthropological findings in religion that have amassed in the last 100 years, this sourcebook presents articles written by anthropologists, sociologists, historians, and others whose works have significantly influenced anthropological thinking.
Reader in Comparative Religion, an Anthropological Approach; [edited By] William A. Lessa [and] Evon Z. Vogt
Author: William Armand Lessa (ed)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Reader in Comparative Religion
Author: Evon Zartman Vogt
Publisher: Harper & Row Barnes & Noble Import Division
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Cultural comparative material; Subjects covered; 1) origin and development of religions; 2) function of religions; 3) symbolism; 4) symbolic classification; 5) myth; 6) ritual; 7) shamanism; 8) magic, withcraft and divination; 9) death, ghosts and ancestor workship; 10) dynamics in religion; Includes W.E.H. Stanners The dreaming and A.L. Kroebers Totem and taboo; an ethnological psychoanalysis and Totem and taboo in retropect which are seperately listed in bibliography.
Publisher: Harper & Row Barnes & Noble Import Division
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Cultural comparative material; Subjects covered; 1) origin and development of religions; 2) function of religions; 3) symbolism; 4) symbolic classification; 5) myth; 6) ritual; 7) shamanism; 8) magic, withcraft and divination; 9) death, ghosts and ancestor workship; 10) dynamics in religion; Includes W.E.H. Stanners The dreaming and A.L. Kroebers Totem and taboo; an ethnological psychoanalysis and Totem and taboo in retropect which are seperately listed in bibliography.
Reader in Comparative Religion
READER IN COMPARATIVE RELIGION
Reader in Comparative Religion, an Anthropological Approach [edited By] William A. Lessa [and] Evon Z. Vogt
Author: William Armand Lessa (ed)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Reader in Comparative Religion. An Anthropological Approach [by] William Armand Lessa,... Evon Zartman Vogt,....
Author: William Armand Lessa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
The World's Religions
Author: Arvind Sharma
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 0800697464
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This wide-ranging reader combines some of the best and most valuable contemporary perspectives from leading and significant writers, teachers, and thinkers who together address critical challenges and opportunities for the world's religions in a post 9/11 world. Edited by Arvind Sharma and organized by topic, the essays in this reader consider broad questions such as, What influence does religion have on contemporary life? The thematic arrangement of topics includes diverse religious perspectives on: war, terror, peace, human rights, pluralism, diversity, gender, spirituality, the interreligious dialogue, international diplomacy and globalization.
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 0800697464
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This wide-ranging reader combines some of the best and most valuable contemporary perspectives from leading and significant writers, teachers, and thinkers who together address critical challenges and opportunities for the world's religions in a post 9/11 world. Edited by Arvind Sharma and organized by topic, the essays in this reader consider broad questions such as, What influence does religion have on contemporary life? The thematic arrangement of topics includes diverse religious perspectives on: war, terror, peace, human rights, pluralism, diversity, gender, spirituality, the interreligious dialogue, international diplomacy and globalization.
Comparing Religions
Author: Jeffrey J. Kripal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118281322
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Comparing Religions is a next-generation textbook which expertly guides, inspires, and challenges those who wish to think seriously about religious pluralism in the modern world. A unique book teaching the art and practice of comparing religions Draws on a wide range of religious traditions to demonstrate the complexity and power of comparative practices Provides both a history and understanding of comparative practice and a series of thematic chapters showing how responsible practice is done A three part structure provides readers with a map and effective process through which to grasp this challenging but fascinating approach The author is a leading academic, writer, and exponent of comparative practice Contains numerous learning features, including chapter outlines, summaries, toolkits, discussion questions, a glossary, and many images Supported by a companion website (available on publication) at www.wiley.com/go/kripal, which includes information on individual religious traditions, links of other sites, an interview with the author, learning features, and much more
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118281322
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Comparing Religions is a next-generation textbook which expertly guides, inspires, and challenges those who wish to think seriously about religious pluralism in the modern world. A unique book teaching the art and practice of comparing religions Draws on a wide range of religious traditions to demonstrate the complexity and power of comparative practices Provides both a history and understanding of comparative practice and a series of thematic chapters showing how responsible practice is done A three part structure provides readers with a map and effective process through which to grasp this challenging but fascinating approach The author is a leading academic, writer, and exponent of comparative practice Contains numerous learning features, including chapter outlines, summaries, toolkits, discussion questions, a glossary, and many images Supported by a companion website (available on publication) at www.wiley.com/go/kripal, which includes information on individual religious traditions, links of other sites, an interview with the author, learning features, and much more
Reader in Comparative Religion. An Anthropological Approach. Second Edition
Author: William Armand LESSA (and VOGT (Evon Zartman))
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description