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Religious Studies

The Making of a Discipline [Paperback]

by Capps

    • Author

      Capps

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      1517 Media

    • Published

      June 1995

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      Product Description

      Since its inception almost 200 years ago, the study of religion has informed, enlightened, provoked, and challenged our notions of humanity's deepest beliefs and longings. Now Walter Capps, nationally recognized for the quality and depth of his teaching, has written the first full-scale introduction to the history and methods of religious studies.

      To assess the many points of view in this mature but diffuse discipline, Capps uses the idea that four basic or fundamental questions and three enduring interests have given formal structure to the study of religion:
      the essence of religion

      the origin of religion

      descriptions of religion

      the function of religion

      the language of religion

      comparisons of religion

      the future of religious studies

      In this way Capps relates the chief insights and theories of philosophy, anthropology, phenomenology, sociology, and theology of religion, and spotlights theories from Immanuel Kant to Mircea Eliade.

      His valuable text:

      unites in a single narrative and conceptual framework the major methodological proposals for the academic study of religion

      treats all the major theorists in their respective disciplines, schools of thought, and intellectual movements

      treats the whole discipline as a dynamic and evolving tradition.

      Religious Studies constitutes not only an erudite introduction to the field, exhibiting vast scholarship and careful assessment, but also a bold synthetic proposal for its future.

      Specification

      • Author

        Capps

      • Book Format

        paperback

      • Publisher

        1517 Media

      • Published

        June 1995

      • Weight

        700g

      • Page Count

        400

      • Dimensions

        170 x 229 x 27 mm

      • ISBN

        9780800625351

      • ISBN-10

        0800625358

      • Eden Code

        116700

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Capps

      • ISBN: 9780800625351

      • Publisher: 1517 Media

      • Release Date: June 1995

      • Weight: 700g

      • Dimensions: 170 x 229 x 27 mm

      • Eden Code: 116700


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