{"product_id":"9781405121675","title":"Thinking About Religion A Reader","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThinking About Religion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Reader\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIvan Strenski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThinking About Religion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\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: An Historical Introduction to Theories of Religion,\u003c\/i\u003e to offer a complete resource for introductory students of religious studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\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.\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.\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.\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 March 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405121675\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379017019532,"sku":"9781405121675","price":48.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405121675.jpg?v=1780139958","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405121675","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}