Religion Defined and Explained
This book examines a selection of major types of theory explaining religion: religious, philosophical, sociological, socio-economic and psychological. It treats of the presuppositions behind such theories and the grounds of their necessity and validity. It looks at major styles in the definition of religion. It argues that the case for making religion the subject of large scale theorising has not been made and contends that the explanation of religion proceeds better by concentrating on the specifics of religious history and the interconnections between religious ideas.
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Religion Defined and Explained
This book examines a selection of major types of theory explaining religion: religious, philosophical, sociological, socio-economic and psychological. It treats of the presuppositions behind such theories and the grounds of their necessity and validity. It looks at major styles in the definition of religion. It argues that the case for making religion the subject of large scale theorising has not been made and contends that the explanation of religion proceeds better by concentrating on the specifics of religious history and the interconnections between religious ideas.
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Religion Defined and Explained

Religion Defined and Explained

by P. Clarke, P. Byrne
Religion Defined and Explained

Religion Defined and Explained

by P. Clarke, P. Byrne

Hardcover(1993)

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This book examines a selection of major types of theory explaining religion: religious, philosophical, sociological, socio-economic and psychological. It treats of the presuppositions behind such theories and the grounds of their necessity and validity. It looks at major styles in the definition of religion. It argues that the case for making religion the subject of large scale theorising has not been made and contends that the explanation of religion proceeds better by concentrating on the specifics of religious history and the interconnections between religious ideas.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780333538418
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 03/12/1993
Edition description: 1993
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

PETER B. CLARKE

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Definition and Essence of Religion - The Dynamics of Explanation - Forms of Explanation in Religion - A Religious Theory of Religion - Philosophical Theories of Religion - Socio-economic Theories of Religion - Sociological Theories of Religion - Psychological Theories of Religion - Conclusion - Bibliography
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