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The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion

Edited by: Robert A. Segal
eISBN: 9780631232162
Print publication date: 2006


Subject Religion

DOI: 10.1111/b.9780631232162.2006.x

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The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion

This Companion offers the most comprehensive survey to-date of the study of religion. Featuring a team of international contributors, and edited by one of the most widely respected scholars in the field, The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion provides a truly interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to its subject. The volume:

  • • Examines the main approaches to the study of religion: anthropological, economic, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological, and theological;
  • • Covers a range of specific topics, such as the body, fundamentalism, magic, and new religious movements;
  • • Reviews, within each chapter, the key issues and debates;
  • • Provides a bibliographical guide to the main literature on each subject.

The quality and the coverage ensure that this Companion will be the definitive reference work for students and scholars alike

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Segal, Robert A. The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion. Blackwell Publishing, 2006. Blackwell Reference Online. 26 May 2013 <http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/book.html?id=g9780631232162_9780631232162>

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The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion

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