Theory and Method are two words that cause considerable consternation in the academic study of religion. Although everyone claims to be aware of and to engage t

This anthology provides students with a useful collection of theoretical essays concerning the nature of religion and the methodological means by which scholars

"Introduces twelve of the most influential theories of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in the study of religion in one volume"--

Aims to redefine the study of religion as the study of worldviews, of ideas which are active in shaping the world. It argues that the study of religion should f

This volume is the adjunct proceedings on methodology from the XVIIth Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions, held in Mexico Cit