Fifty Key Thinkers on Religion
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, General Reference, History
| Author: | Gary Kessler | ISBN: | 9781136662409 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gary Kessler |
| ISBN: | 9781136662409 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Fifty Key Thinkers on Religion is an accessible guide to the most important and widely studied theorists on religion of the last 300 years. Arranged chronologically, the book explores the lives, works and ideas of key writers across a truly interdisciplinary range, from sociologists to psychologists.
Thinkers covered include:
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- James Frazer
- Sigmund Freud
- Emile Durkheim
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Mary Douglas
- Talal Asad
- Søren Kierkegaard
Providing an indispensable one volume map of our understanding of religion in the west, the book is fully cross-referenced throughout and provides authoritative guides to important primary and secondary texts for students wishing to take their studies further.
Fifty Key Thinkers on Religion is an accessible guide to the most important and widely studied theorists on religion of the last 300 years. Arranged chronologically, the book explores the lives, works and ideas of key writers across a truly interdisciplinary range, from sociologists to psychologists.
Thinkers covered include:
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- James Frazer
- Sigmund Freud
- Emile Durkheim
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Mary Douglas
- Talal Asad
- Søren Kierkegaard
Providing an indispensable one volume map of our understanding of religion in the west, the book is fully cross-referenced throughout and provides authoritative guides to important primary and secondary texts for students wishing to take their studies further.
