Religious Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides) - Hardcover

Olson, Carl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415487218 ISBN 13: 9780415487214

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

Religious Studies: The Key Concepts is an accessible, A-Z resource, defining and explaining key terms and ideas central to the study of religion. Exploring broad and recurring themes which are applicable in both eastern and western religions, cross-cultural examples are provided for each term to give a comprehensive overview of the subject. Subjects covered include:

• afterlife
• comparative religion
• festivals
• ethics
• gender
• monotheism
• world religions
• modernity
• pilgrimage
• theism
• secularization

With cross referencing and further reading provided throughout, this book provides an inclusive map of the discipline, and is an essential reference for all students, academics and researchers.

About this title

About the Author

Carl Olson is Professor of Religious Studies at Allegheny College where he has held the National Endowment for the Humanities Chair and the Teacher-Scholar Professorship of the Humanities. He is currently a permanent fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415487218
• ISBN 13: 9780415487214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 318