Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion : Aims, Methods and Theories of Research. Introduction and Anthology.
| Author/creator | Waardenburg, Jacques |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 1999. |
| Description | 1 online resource (766 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction View Of A Hundred Years' Study Of Religion -- Preliminary -- Historical Survey -- Introduction: Up To The Middle Of The 19Th Century -- 1. The Study Of Religion Established As An Autonomous Discipline -- 2. Connections With Other Disciplines -- 3. Religion As A Special Subject Of Research -- 4. Later Contributions From Other Disciplines -- 5. Perspectives Of A Phenomenological Study Of Religion -- Looking Back -- Anthology -- Introductory Note -- Part 1: The Study Of Religion Established As An Autonomous Discipline -- 1. F. Max MÜller -- Biography. |
| Contents | Plea For A Science Of Religion (From Chips From A German Workshop) -- The Comparative Study Of Religions (From Introduction To The Science Of Religion) -- 2. Cornelis P. Tiele -- Biography -- 'Elements Of The Science Of Religion' (From Elements Of The Science Of Religion, Vols. I And Ii) -- 3. Pierre D. Chantepie De La Saussaye -- Biography -- 'The Science Of Religion' (From Manual Of The Science Of Religion) -- Phenomenology Of Religion (From Manual Of The Science Of Religion) -- Part 2: Connections With Other Disciplines -- 4. Johann J. Bachofen -- Biography. |
| Contents | 'Symbol And Myth' (From Myth, Religion And Mother Right) -- Matriarchy And Religion (From Myth, Religion And Mother Right) -- 5. Ernest Renan -- Biography -- Vindication Of A Critical Mind (From Studies Of Religious History) -- 6. N.D. Fustel De Coulanges -- Biography -- 'The Necessity Of Studying The Earliest Beliefs Of The Ancients In Order To Understand Their Institutions' (From The Ancient City) -- 7. Julius Wellhausen -- Biography -- Historical Research On The Pentateuch (From Prolegomena To The History Of Ancient Israel) -- 8. William Robertson Smith -- Biography. |
| Contents | The Study Of The Religion Of The Semites (From Lectures On The Religion Of The Semites) -- 9. Friedrich C.G. Delitzsch -- Biography -- 'Babel And Bible' (From Babel And Bible, 1St And 2Nd Lecture) -- 10. Albert Schweitzer -- Biography -- 'The Quest Of The Historical Jesus' (From The Quest Of The Historical Jesus) -- 11. William James -- Biography -- The Study Of Religious Experience (From The Varieties Of Religious Experience) -- 12. Herbert Spencer -- Biography -- 'Ancestor-Worship' (From The Principles Of Sociology) -- 13. Edward B. Tylor -- Biography -- 'Animism' (From Primitive Culture). |
| Contents | 14. Andrew Lang -- Biography -- 'The Making Of Religion' (From The Making Of Religion) -- 15. James George Frazer -- Biography -- 'The Golden Bough' And The Study Of Religion (From The Golden Bough) -- 16. Robert R. Marett -- Biography -- 'The Tabu-Mana Formula As A Minimum Definition Of Religion' -- 17. Wilhelm Schmidt -- Biography -- 'The Origin And Growth Of Religion' (From The Origin And Growth Of Religion) -- The Quest Of The Supreme Being (From High Gods In North America) -- 18. Arnold Van Gennep -- Biography -- 'On The Method To Be Followed In The Study Of Rites And Myths' |
| General note | 19. Emile Durkheim. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Waardenburg, Jacques. Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion : Aims, Methods and Theories of Research. Introduction and Anthology. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, ©1999 9783110163285 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9783110800722 |
| ISBN | 3110800721 |