The Study of religion, traditional and new religions
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The Study of religion, traditional and new religions
(The World's religions)
Routledge, c1991
Available at 7 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Examines the `primitive' (traditional) non -mainstream religion and also 20th century sects such as the Moonies and Scientology. Looks at the `nature' of religion - the general philosophical issues. Written by international specialists.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: RELIGION AND THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS, edited by Stewart Sutherland 1. Religion and the Religions, Peter Byrne (King's College, London) 2. The Study of Religion and Religions, Stewart Sutherland 3. Religion and Ideology, Anders Jeffner (University of Uppsala) 4. Atheism and Agnosticism, Anders Jeffner SECTION 2: TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS, edited by Peter Clarke (King's College, London) 5. Introduction, Peter Clarke 6. Shamanism, I.M. Lewis (London School of Economics) 7. Australian Aboriginal Religion, K Maddock (Macquarie University) 8. Melanesian Religions V Lanternari (University of Rome) 9. Maori Religion, T.P. Tawhai (Massey University) 10. African Traditional Religion, T.O. Ranger (University of Oxford) 11. North American Traditional Religion, G Cooper (University of Leicester) 12. Latin- American Religion: Three Orders of Service, Gordon Brotherston (University of Essex) SECTION 3: NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS, edited by Peter Clarke 13. Introduction, Peter Clarke 14. North America, R. Wallis (Queen's University, Belfast) 15. Western Europe, P. Heelas (University of Lancaster) 16. Japan, A. Lande (University of Uppsala) and Peter Clarke 17. Africa, H.W. Turner (University of Birmingham) 18. 'Secularisation': Religion in the Modern World, Bryan Wilson (All Souls College, Oxford) Index
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