{"product_id":"thinking-about-religion-a-reader-paperback","title":"Thinking about Religion: A Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvan Strenski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatching pivotal theorists and theories of religion alongside cutting-edge criticism from a team of leading contemporary scholars, this vibrant collection enables students to gain a balanced understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved in the historical and methodological development of the study of religion. It can be used alongside Ivan Strenski's textbook, \u003ci\u003eThinking about Religion: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn Historical Introduction to Theories of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, to offer a complete resource for introductory students of religious studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCreates a useful mix of classic and contemporary responses to issues in the study of religion, ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the major historical and methodological development of the study of religion in the modern West, enabling students to gain a \u003ci\u003ebalanced\u003c\/i\u003e understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrimary theorists featured include Cherbury, Durkheim, Eliade, Frazer, Freud, Hume, Brede Kristensen, Malinowski, Max Müller, Ninian Smart, Robertson Smith, Spinoza, Tylor, and Weber.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContemporary contributors include Winston Davis, Sidney Hook, Robert Alun Jones, Karl Menninger, Sam Preus, Philip Rieff, Robert Segal, Georges Sorel, George Stocking, and William Dwight Whitney.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise reader creates a useful mix of classic and contemporary responses to issues in the study of religion, ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time. Pairing pivotal theorists and theories of religion alongside cutting-edge criticism from both their contemporaries and modern-day scholars, this vibrant collection enables students to gain a balanced understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe major historical and methodological developments in the study of religion in the West are traced through the works of leading theorists including Herbert of Cherbury, David Hume, Georges Sorel, Baruch de Spinoza, Friedrich Max Muller, Edward Burnet Tylor, William Robertson Smith, James George Frazer, Bronislaw Malinowski, Max Weber, Sigmund Freud and Emile Durkheim. Each of these primary figures meets their critical match in contributions from contemporary scholars designed to raise questions - both for and against - their approach and work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong with Ivan Strenski's textbook, \u003ci\u003eThinking about Religion: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn Historical Introduction to Theories of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, this reader offers a complete resource for introductory students of religious studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvan Strenski\u003c\/b\u003e is Holstein Family and Community Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eFour Theories of Myth in Twentieth-Century History\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eReligion in Relation: Method, Application, and Moral Location\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eDurkheim and the Jews of France\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eContesting Sacrifice: Religion, Nationalism and Social Thought \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), \u003ci\u003eTheology and the First Theory of Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eThe New Durkheim: Essays on Philosophy, Religious Identity and the Politics of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.66 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718267703359,"sku":"9781405121675","price":98.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/826af9f2c6c55db67bdb8b8917e7143f.webp?v=1765081322","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/thinking-about-religion-a-reader-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}