Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Religion, Volume I: The Humanities

Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline. Since its founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline. Contents Preface Introduction: The Contrast between the Classical and Contemporary Periods in the Study of Religion Historical and Phenomenological Approaches to the Study of Religion Comparative Approaches Myths and Other Religious Texts The Scientific Study of Religion in its Plurality Additional Note on Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion The Study of Religion in a Global Context Bibliography The Authors Index of Names of Scholars Index of Other Names and Foreign Terms Index of Topics V. 1. The Humanities -- V. 2. The Social Sciences. Edited By Frank Whaling. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.