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    Studying Religion: An Introduction Through Cases by Kessler, Gary;

    An Introduction Through Cases

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 3
    • Publisher McGraw-Hill Education
    • Date of Publication 16 December 2007

    • ISBN 9780073386591
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages325 pages
    • Size 231x165x12 mm
    • Weight 488 g
    • Language English
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    Through the use of thought-provoking case studies, summaries, and review questions, this introductory level text shows students how to engage in the academic, objective study of religion and helps instructors address some of the typical problems they encounter when introducing students to the study of religion. Kessler guides students through an unbiased and varied study of religious beliefs and practices such as sacred power, myths and rituals, religious art, the problem of evil, and the relationship between religion and morality. The text also addresses issues of gender and religious institutionalization.

    Through the use of thought-provoking case studies, summaries, and review questions, this introductory level text shows students how to engage in the academic, objective study of religion and helps instructors address some of the typical problems they encounter when introducing students to the study of religion. Kessler guides students through an unbiased and varied study of religious beliefs and practices such as sacred power, myths and rituals, religious art, the problem of evil, and the relationship between religion and morality. The text also addresses issues of gender and religious institutionalization.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface

    Chapter 1: Thinking about Being a Student of Religion

    1.1 Insider's and Outsider's Perspectives

    1.2 Qualities Worth Having

    1.3 Why Study Religion?

    Review Questions

    Explorations

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 2: On Defining and Studying Religion

    2.1 Marks of a Good Definition

    2.2 Two Definitions

    2.3 Is Secular Humanism a Religion?

    2.4 A Simple Map of the Field

    2.5 Goals and Methods

    2.6 Fieldwork

    2.7 Controversy

    Review Questions

    Explorations

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 3: Sacred Power

    3.1 Two Case Studies

    3.2 Comparison

    3.3 Forms of Sacred Power

    3.4 Agnosticism and Atheism

    Review Questions

    Research Case: Ganesha

    Questions on the Case of Ganesha

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 4: Myth as Sacred Story

    4.1 Two Case Studies

    4.2 Comparison

    4.3 Types and Functions

    4.4 Theories of Myth

    4.5 Myth and Science

    Review Questions

    Research Case: The Primal Man

    Questions on the Case of the Primal Man

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 5: Ritual as Sacred Action

    5.1 Two Case Studies

    5.2 Comparison

    5.3 Types and Functions

    5.4 Sacrifice and Violence

    5.5 Magic, Performatives, and Ritual

    5.6 Myth and Ritual

    Review Questions

    Research Case: Seder

    Questions on the Case of the Seder

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 6: Sacred Space, Time, and Art

    6.1 Two Case Studies

    6.2 Comparison

    6.3 Features of Sacred Space and Time

    6.4 Glimpsing the Sacred

    Review Questions

    Research Case: The Cathedral of St. Andrew

    Questions on the Case of the Cathedral of St. Andrew

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 7: Experiencing the Sacred

    7.1 Two Case Studies

    7.2 Comparison

    7.3 Debates about the Nature of Religious Experiences

    7.4 Shamanic Ecstasy

    7.5 Mystical Techniques and States

    7.6 Psychoanalytic Theories

    Review Questions

    Research Case: St. Teresa of Avila

    Questions on the Case of St. Teresa of Avila

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 8: Explaining Evil

    8.1 Two Case Studies

    8.2 Comparison

    8.3 Types of Theodicies

    8.4 The Theological Problem of Evil

    8.5 How Theodicies Work

    Review Questions

    Research Case: Manichaeism

    Questions on the Case of Manichaeism

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 9: Religion and Morality

    9.1 Two Case Studies

    9.2 Comparison

    9.3 Identifying and Legitimating Moral Norms

    9.4 What are the Elements of a Religious Morality?

    9.5 Retribution: Overcoming Moral Failure

    Review Questions

    Research Case: Jain Nonviolence

    Questions on the Case of Jain Nonviolence

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 10: Religion and Politics

    10.1 Two Case Studies

    10.2 Comparison

    10.3 Patterns of Political Engagement

    Review Questions

    Research Case: Shinto

    Questions on the Case of Shinto

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 11: Organizing the Sacred

    11.1 Two Case Studies

    11.2 Comparison

    11.3 Types of Religious Organizations

    11.4 The Dilemmas of Institutionalization

    11.5 Types of Authority

    11.6 Scripture

    11.7 Gender

    11.8 Civil Religion

    Review Questions

    Research Case: Shinto

    Questions on the Case of Shinto

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 12: Human Existence and Destiny

    12.1 Two Case Studies

    12.2 Comparison

    12.3 Religions of Salvation and Society

    12.4 What Is Wrong with Human Existence?

    12.5 Three Paths to Salvation

    12.6 Where Are We Going?

    Review Questions

    Research Case: Zen Buddhism

    Questions on the Case of Zen Buddhism

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Chapter 13: Religious Diversity and Truth

    13.1 Why Can't We All Get Along?

    13.2 Exclusivism, Inclusivism, and More

    13.3 What Is Truth?

    13.4 Critical Tolerance and the Principle of Charity

    Review Questions

    Research Case: Baha'i

    Questions on the Case of Baha'i

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Internet Resources

    Notes

    Glossary

    Index

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