{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-nickolas-p-roubekas-9780470656563","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore a rigorous but accessible guide to contemporary approaches to the study of religion from leading voices in the field\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e delivers an expert and insightful analysis of modern perspectives on the study of religion across the humanities and the social sciences. Presupposing no knowledge of the approaches examined in the collection, the book is ideal for undergraduate students who have yet to undertake extensive study in the humanities or social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes perspectives from those in fields as diverse as globalization, cognitive science, the study of emotion, law, esotericism, sex and gender, functionalism, terror, the comparative method, modernism, and postmodernism. Many of the topics covered in the book clearly hail from religious studies, while others are grounded in other areas of academia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of the chapters contained within are written by recognized authors who show how their chosen discipline contributes to the understanding of the phenomenon of religion. This book also includes topics like: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive exploration of multiple approaches to religious study, including anthropology, economics, literature, phenomenology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA review of various topics germane to the study of religion, including the study of the body, cognitive science, the comparative method, death and the afterlife, law, magic, music, and myth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA selection of subjects touching on modern trends in extremism and violence, including chapters on terror and violence, fundamentalism, and nationalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA discussion of the influence of modernism and postmodernism in religion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students in humanities and social science programs taking courses on religion and myth, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of specialists working in the fields of Religious Studies, Theology, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Political Science, History, and Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert A. Segal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470656565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470656563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.06d","brand":"Robert A. Segal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43944584642815,"sku":"9780470656563","price":205.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7c097cb3-ed83-4dea-8577-43f84e5d91e8.jpg?v=1681504283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-nickolas-p-roubekas-9780470656563","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}