Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion : Aims, Methods and Theories of Research. Introduction and Anthology.

Author/creator Waardenburg, Jacques
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Publication InfoBerlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 1999.
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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 note19. Emile Durkheim.
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Issued in other formPrint 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
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