Ten theories of religion
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Ten theories of religion
Oxford University Press, c2022
4th ed
- : pbk
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Previous edition: published as Nine theories of religion. 2015
Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
Why do human beings believe in divinities? Why do some seek eternal life, while others seek escape from recurring lives? Why do the beliefs and behaviors we typically call "religious" so deeply affect the human personality and so subtly weave their way through human society?
Ideal as a supplementary text in introductory religion courses or as the main text in theory and method in religious studies or in sociology of religion courses, Ten Theories of Religion, Fourth Edition, offers an illuminating treatment of this controversial and fascinating subject.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 Animism and Magic: E.B. Tylor and J. G. Frazer
2 Religion and Personality: Sigmund Freud
3 Society as Sacred: Emile Durkheim
4 Religion as Alienation: Karl Marx
5 A Source of Social Action: Max Weber
6 The Verdict of Religious Experience: William James
7 The Reality of the Sacred: Mircea Eliade
8 Society's
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