{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-religious-studies-paperback-9780521710145","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies (Paperback) 9780521710145","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInformative and provocative, this book introduces readers to debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggests future research possibilities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert A. Orsi (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521710145, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 19 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages, 13 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.5 x 2.4 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an excellent addition to a college or university library that supports religious studies, cultural studies or social anthropology …' Christine Love-Rodgers, Reference Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies is both informative and provocative, introducing readers to key debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggesting future research possibilities. A group of distinguished scholars takes up some of the most pressing theoretical questions in the field. What is a 'religious tradition'? How are religious texts read? What takes place when a religious practitioner stands before a representation of gods or goddesses, ghosts, ancestors, saints, and other special beings? What roles is religion playing in contemporary global society? The volume emphasizes religion as a lived practice, stressing that people have used and continue to use religious media to engage the circumstances of their lives. The volume's essays should prove valuable and interesting to a broad audience, including scholars in the humanities and social sciences and a general readership, as well as students of religious studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Robert A. Orsi\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Religion and Religious Studies: The Irony of Inheritance: 1. On sympathy, suspicion, and studying religion: historical reflections on a doubled inheritance Leigh E. Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e 2. Thinking about religion, belief and politics Talal Asad\u003cbr\u003e 3. Special things as building blocks of religions Ann Taves\u003cbr\u003e 4. The problem of the holy Robert A. Orsi\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Major Theoretical Problems: 5. Social order or social chaos Michael J. Puett\u003cbr\u003e 6. Tradition: the power of constraint Michael L. Satlow\u003cbr\u003e 7. The text and the world Anne M. Blackburn\u003cbr\u003e 8. On the role of normativity in religious studies Thomas A. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e 9. Translation Martin Kavka\u003cbr\u003e 10. Material religion Matthew Engelke\u003cbr\u003e 11. Theology and the study of religion: a relationship Christine Helmer\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Methodological Variations: 12. Buddhism and violence Bernard Faure\u003cbr\u003e 13. Practicing religions Courtney Bender\u003cbr\u003e 14. The look of the sacred David Morgan\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reforming culture: law and religion today Winnifred Fallers Sullivan\u003cbr\u003e 16. Sexing religion R. Marie Griffith\u003cbr\u003e 17. Constituting ethical subjectivities Leela Prasad\u003cbr\u003e 18. Neo-Pentecostalism and globalization Marla Frederick\u003cbr\u003e 19. Religious criticism, secular critique, and the 'critical study of religion': lessons from the study of Islam Noah Salomon and Jeremy F. Walton.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religious issues \u0026amp; debates [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious issues \u0026amp; debates\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20issues%20\u0026amp;%20debates%20%5BHRAM%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002747375896,"sku":"9780521710145","price":29.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521710145i_4cfed4de-0a3a-4cde-9cab-05c6f4023341.jpg?v=1691380271","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-religious-studies-paperback-9780521710145","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}