Comparative Religion category: 1410 books
by Catherine Cornille
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019
The first systematic overview of the field of comparative theology
Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology offers a synthesis of and a blueprint for the emerging field of comparative theology. It discusses various approaches to the field, the impact of religious views of other religions...
Sacred Languages of the World
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
A fascinating comparative account of sacred languages and their role in and beyond religion —written for a broad, interdisciplinary audience
Sacred languages have been used for foundational texts, liturgy, and ritual for millennia, and many have remained virtually unchanged through the centuries....
Empire of Religion
Imperialism and Comparative Religion
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? David Chidester seeks to answer these questions in Empire of Religion, documenting and analyzing the emergence of a science of comparative religion in Great Britain during the second half...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
For a generation and more, the contribution of Christian theology to interreligious understanding has been a subject of debate. Some think of theological perspectives are of themselves inherently too narrow to support interreligious learning, and argue for an approach that is neutral or, on a more...
New Patterns for Comparative Religion
Passages to an Evolutionary Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
The cross-cultural study of religion has always gone hand in hand with the worldview, sciences, or intellectual frameworks of the time. These frames, whether focused on psychology or politics, gender or colonialism, bring out perspectives for understanding religious behavior. Today one of our common...
A Comparative Sociology of World Religions
Virtuosi, Priests, and Popular Religion
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
A Sociology of World Religions presents a comparative analysis of the world's religions, focusing on the differences and interrelationships between religious elites and lay masses. In each case the volume contextualizes how the relationships between these two religious forms fit within, and are influenced...
Interreligious Comparisons in Religious Studies and Theology
Comparison Revisited
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Can religions be compared? For decades the discipline of religious studies was based on the assumption that they can. Postmodern and postcolonial reflections, however, raised significant doubts. In social and cultural studies the investigation of the particular often took precedence over a comparative...
World Religions in Practice
A Comparative Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices.
A new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world's great religions...
by F. B. Jevons
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
The use of any science lies in its application to practical purposes. For Christianity, the use of the science of religion consists in applying it to show that Christianity is the highest manifestation of the religious spirit. To make this use of the science of religion, we must fully and frankly...
Matter, Magic, and Spirit
Representing Indian and African American Belief
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
The spiritual and religious beliefs and practices of Native Americans and African Americans have long been sources of fascination and curiosity, owing to their marked difference from the religious traditions of white writers and researchers. Matter, Magic, and Spirit explores the ways religious and...
by Moshe Blidstein
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The Oxford Handbook of the Abrahamic Religions includes authoritative yet accessible studies on a wide variety of topics dealing comparatively with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as with the interactions between the adherents of these religions throughout history. The comparative study...
Ancient Religions, Modern Politics
The Islamic Case in Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2014
Why does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions? Is there something about the Islamic heritage that makes Muslims more likely than adherents of other faiths to invoke it in their political life? If so, what is it? Ancient Religions, Modern Politics seeks to answer these...
Bringing the Sacred Down to Earth
Adventures in Comparative Religion
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
In Bringing the Sacred Down to Earth, Corinne Dempsey offers a comparative study of Hindu and Christian, Indian and Euro/American earthbound religious expressions. She argues that official religious, political, and epistemological systems tend to deny sacred access and expression to the general populace,...
Comparative Religious Ethics
Everyday Decisions for Our Everyday Lives
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Christine Gudorf is at the forefront of rendering comparative religious beliefs meaningful for students, especially in the area of ethics. No teacher is better situated to explain the source and value of religious belief for ethical conduct and to provide insight and wisdom for the range of moral...