Skip to main content
  • free

    Life giving resources. Faithfully delivered.

    FREE delivery on orders over £10

  • UK

    Serving over 2 million Christians in the UK

    with Bibles, Books and Church Supplies

  • Church

    Our Buy-Now-Pay-Later accounts used

    by over 4,000 UK Churches & Schools

  • Excellent 4.8 out of 5

    Trustpilot

Eden.co.uk

Meta-Religion

Religion and Power in World History [Paperback]

by James W. Laine

    • Author

      James W. Laine

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      University of California Press

    • Published

      January 2015

      Read full description

      Today's Price

      £18.76

      Save 37%

      Free delivery icon

      Free UK Delivery

      Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

      Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

      • Paypal
      • Google Pay
      • Apple Pay
      • Visa
      • Mastercard
      • Amex

      Meta-Religion

      Today's Price £18.76

      You Might Also Like...

      Product Description

      Whereas many textbooks treat world religions" in an apolitical way, as if each religion were a path for individuals seeking wisdom and not a discourse intimately connected with the exercise of power, Laine treats religion and politics as halves of the same whole, tracing their relationship from the days of Alexander the Great to the secularists of modern Europe, with stops in classical India, China, and the Islamic world. Meta-Religion is a groundbreaking text that brings power and politics to the fore of our understanding of world religion, placing religion at the center of our understanding of world history. With images and maps to bring the narrative to life, students and scholars alike will find this synthetic approach transformative and enlightening as it presents a powerful model for thinking differently about what religion is and how it functions in the world. This text combines the sophisticated scholarly critiques of world religions" with the accessibility of a textbook of world history.

      Specification

      • Author

        James W. Laine

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        University of California Press

      • Published

        January 2015

      • Weight

        432g

      • Page Count

        304

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 16 mm

      • ISBN

        9780520281370

      • ISBN-10

        0520281373

      • Eden Code

        4306439

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: James W. Laine

      • ISBN: 9780520281370

      • Publisher: University of California Press

      • Release Date: January 2015

      • Weight: 432g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 16 mm

      • Eden Code: 4306439

      Product Q+A

      Ask a Question

      Recently Viewed