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050 00 $aBL41$b.C34 2011
082 00 $a200$222
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245 04 $aThe Cambridge companion to religious studies /$cedited by Robert A. Orsi.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $a428 p. ;$c22 cm.
490 0 $aCambridge Companions to religion
520 $a"The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies is both informative and provocative, introducing readers to key debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggesting future research possibilities. A group of distinguished scholars takes up some of the most pressing theoretical questions in the field. What is a "religious tradition"? How are religious texts read? What takes place when a religious practitioner stands before a representation of gods or goddesses, ghosts, ancestors, saints, and other special beings? What roles is religion playing in contemporary global society? The volume emphasizes religion as a lived practice, stressing that people have used and continue to use religious media to engage the circumstances of their lives. This underlying conviction provides a realistic perspective on religion, and the volume,♯s̥ essays engage with real-world religious practices. The volume,♯s̥ essays should prove valuable and interesting to a broad audience, including scholars in the humanities and social sciences and a general readership, as well as students of religious studies"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aReligion$xStudy and teaching.
650 0 $aReligion$xResearch.
650 7 $aRELIGION / General$2bisacsh.
700 1 $aOrsi, Robert A.