{"product_id":"thinking-about-religion-ivan-strenski-9781405121675","title":"Thinking about Religion: A Reader","description":"Matching pivotal theorists and theories of religion alongside cutting-edge criticism from a team of leading contemporary scholars, this vibrant collection enables students to gain a balanced understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved in the historical and methodological development of the study of religion. It can be used alongside Ivan Strenski's textbook, \u003ci\u003eThinking about Religion: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn Historical Introduction to Theories of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, to offer a complete resource for introductory students of religious studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCreates a useful mix of classic and contemporary responses to issues in the study of religion, ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the major historical and methodological development of the study of religion in the modern West, enabling students to gain a \u003ci\u003ebalanced\u003c\/i\u003e understanding of the diverse methods, theories, and theorists involved.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrimary theorists featured include Cherbury, Durkheim, Eliade, Frazer, Freud, Hume, Brede Kristensen, Malinowski, Max M ller, Ninian Smart, Robertson Smith, Spinoza, Tylor, and Weber.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContemporary contributors include Winston Davis, Sidney Hook, Robert Alun Jones, Karl Menninger, Sam Preus, Philip Rieff, Robert Segal, Georges Sorel, George Stocking, and William Dwight Whitney.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivan Strenski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 140512167X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405121675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.66h x 6.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Ivan Strenski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925436399871,"sku":"9781405121675","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fe7057b2-9e49-49f3-b7be-b91edd1305fe.jpg?v=1681077264","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thinking-about-religion-ivan-strenski-9781405121675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}