Introducing religion : readings from the classic theorists / [edited by] Daniel L. Pals.
| Other author | Pals, Daniel L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Oxford University Press, [2009] |
| Copyright Date | ©2009 |
| Description | xxvi, 374 pages ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Animism and the origin of religion / E.B. Tylor -- Magic and the rise of religion / James Frazer -- Religion as neurosis / Sigmund Freud -- The social as sacred / Emile Durkheim -- Religion as agent of economic oppression / Karl Marx -- The testimony of religious experience / William James -- Religion and the sense of the "numinous" / Rudolf Otto -- Religion and culture interwoven / Max Weber -- Religion as response to the sacred / Mircea Eliade -- Primitive religion and modern theories / E.E. Evans-Pritchard -- Religion as world-view and ethic / Clifford Geertz. |
| Summary | 'Introducing Religion' presents the key writings of 11 theorists that explain the phenomenon of religion - its origin, historical growth, and world-wide variations - without relying on the authority of the Bible or the articles of dogma. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-374). |
| Genre/form | Aufsatzsammlung. |
| LCCN | 2008028657 |
| ISBN | 9780195181494 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195181492 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195181487 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195181484 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |