{"product_id":"religion-james-thrower-9780878407514","title":"Religion: The Classical Theories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive introduction to theories of religion is the first single-volume exploration of ideas put forward by both believers and non-believers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Thrower analyzes the different types of explanations of religion, not just the thoughts of individuals, advanced primarily-but not exclusively-from within the Western tradition. He begins by looking at religious explanations of religion, which define religion as revelation, experience or philosophy (Plato, Kant, and Hegel). He then examines the naturalist, or nonreligious, explanations, from the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and sociology, including the \"masters of suspicion\" (including Feurbach, Nietzsche, Marx, Tylor, Frazer, and Freud). The scope of this book ranges from the classical, Semitic, and Indian religious traditions through contemporary thinkers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrower concludes by considering the future of the religions of the world in light of the increasingly close inter-religious encounters that are becoming a feature of the global village of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Thrower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0878407510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780878407514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.08w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 8 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"James Thrower","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947438932223,"sku":"9780878407514","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c048a85d-eb74-4dcf-9932-50b4e59048c7.jpg?v=1681518731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-james-thrower-9780878407514","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}