Religion Defined and Explained

Clarke, Peter B.; Byrne, Peter

ISBN 10: 0333538412 / ISBN 13: 9780333538418

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1993

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Title: Religion Defined and Explained

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis:

This book examines a selection of major types of theory explaining religion: religious, philosophical, sociological, socio-economic and psychological. It treats of the presuppositions behind such theories and the grounds of their necessity and validity. It looks at major styles in the definition of religion. It argues that the case for making religion the subject of large scale theorising has not been made and contends that the explanation of religion proceeds better by concentrating on the specifics of religious history and the interconnections between religious ideas.

Synopsis:

Examining a selection of major types of theory explaining religion - religious, philosophical, sociological, socio-economic and psychological - this book treats the presuppositions behind such theories and the grounds of their necessity and validity. It looks at major styles in the definition of religion. The book also argues that the case for making religion the subject of large-scale theorizing has not been made and contends that the explanation of religion proceeds better by concentrating on the specifics of religious history and the interconnections between religious ideas. Peter Clarke is also the author of "Islam In Modern Nigeria", "Religion and the Study of Religion Old and New" and "West Africa and Islam" and the editor of "Islam". Peter Byrne is the co-editor of the journal "Religious Studies".