The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion

This prestigious Companion offers the most comprehensive survey to date of the study of religion. Featuring a team of international contributors, and edited by one of the most widely respected scholars in the field, <i>The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion</i> provides an interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to the subject. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropology, the comparative method, economics, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.<br /> </li> <li>Also covers a diverse range of topical issues, such as the body, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements<br /> </li> <li>Consists of 24 essays written by an outstanding team of international scholars<br /> </li> <li>Reviews, within each chapter, an outline of a particular subfield and traces its development up to the present day<br /> </li> <li>Debates how the discipline may look in the future<br /> </li> <li>Represents all the major issues, methods and positions in the field</li> </ul>