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Religion and Change in Modern Britain
This book offers a fully up-to-date and comprehensive guide to religion in Britain since 1945. A team of leading scholars provide a fresh analysis and overview, with a particular focus on diversity and change. They examine: relations between religious and secular beliefs and institutions the...
Published February 13th 2012 by Routledge
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The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion
This is the first comprehensive survey in English of research methods in the field of religious studies. It is designed to enable non-specialists and students at upper undergraduate and graduate levels to understand the variety of research methods used in the field. The aim is to create awareness...
Published November 15th 2011 by Routledge
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Fifty Key Thinkers on Religion
Series: Routledge Key Guides
Fifty Key Thinkers on Religion is an accessible guide to the most important and widely studied theorists on religion of the last 300 years. Arranged chronologically, the book explores the lives, works and ideas of key writers across a truly interdisciplinary range, from sociologists to...
Published August 7th 2011 by Routledge
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Religious Traditions in Modern South Asia
This book offers a contemporary approach to the study of religion in modern South Asia. It explores the development of religious ideas and practices in the region, giving students a clear and critical understanding of social, political and historical context. Part One takes a fresh look at some...
Published October 3rd 2011 by Routledge
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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism
2-Volume Set
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism provides comprehensive coverage of Taoist religion, thought and history, reflecting the current state of Taoist scholarship. It contains hundreds of entries authored by an international body of experts which cover areas such as schools and traditions, texts,...
Published June 27th 2011 by Routledge
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Introducing Tibetan Buddhism
Series: World Religions
This lively introduction is the ideal starting point for students wishing to undertake a comprehensive study of Tibetan religion. It covers the development and influence of Tibetan Buddhism and the key schools and traditions, including Bon. Geoffrey Samuel helps students get to grips with a complex...
Published April 12th 2012 by Routledge
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Buddhist Thought
A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition, 2nd Edition
This book serves as an accessible and reliable survey for students wishing to gain familiarity with the basic ideas of Buddhist philosophical and religious thought, and with some of the recent research in the field. It guides readers towards a richer understanding of the central concepts of...
Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
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The Orthodox Christian World
Series: Routledge Worlds
Over the last century unprecedented numbers of Christians from traditionally Orthodox societies migrated around the world. Once seen as an ‘oriental’ or ‘eastern’ phenomenon, Orthodox Christianity is now much more widely dispersed, and in many parts of the modern world one need not go far to find...
Published July 1st 2012 by Routledge
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Modern Theology
A Critical Introduction
This book offers a fresh and up-to-date introduction to modern Christian theology. The ‘long nineteenth century’ saw enormous transformations of theology, and of thought about religion, that shaped the way both Christianity and ‘religion’ are understood today. Muers and Higton provide a lucid guide...
Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
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Studying Hinduism in Practice
Series: Studying Religions in Practice
Drawing on personal experiences of Hinduism on the ground, this book provides a reflective context within which religious practices can be understood and appreciated. It conveys the rich realities of the Hindu tradition and the academic approaches through which they are studied. The chapters cover...
Published June 13th 2011 by Routledge
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Muslims
Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, 4th Edition
Andrew Rippin’s Muslims is essential reading for students and scholars alike. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and for the first time features a companion website with extensive links to additional reading and resources to help deepen students’ understanding of the subject....
Published August 11th 2011 by Routledge
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Islam: The Basics
2nd Edition
Series: The Basics
Now in its second edition, Islam: The Basics provides an introduction to the Islamic faith, examining the doctrines of the religion, the practises of Muslims and the history and significance of Islam in modern contexts. Key topics covered include: the Qur'an and its teachings the life of...
Published April 20th 2011 by Routledge
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The Anthropology of Islam Reader
The Anthropology of Islam Reader brings together a rich variety of ethnographic work, offering an insight into various forms of Islam as practiced in different geographic, social, and cultural contexts. Topics explored include Ramadan and the Hajj, the Feast of Sacrifice, and the representation of...
Published November 8th 2011 by Routledge
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Reading Jewish Religious Texts
Series: Reading Religious Texts
Reading Jewish Religious Texts introduces students to a range of significant post-biblical Jewish writing. It covers diverse genres such as prayer and liturgical poetry, biblical interpretation, religious law, philosophy, mysticism and works of ethical instruction. Each text is newly translated...
Published August 29th 2011 by Routledge
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Religion in Contemporary America
This book provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. The chapters explore the roots of contemporary American religion from the 1950s up to the present day, looking at the major traditions including mainline Protestantism, the...
Published March 6th 2012 by Routledge
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Bible and Cinema
An Introduction
This is a comprehensive introduction to the different ways that the Bible has been represented and used in mainstream cinema, both in American feature films and other non-Western cinema. Bible and Cinema: provides an overview of film history, from the silent era to the present explains how to...
To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Screening the Afterlife
Theology, Eschatology, and Film
Screening the Afterlife is a unique and fascinating exploration of the ‘last things’ as envisaged by modern filmmakers. Drawing on a range of films from Flatliners and What Dreams May Come to Working Girl and The Shawshank Redemption, it offers the first comprehensive examination of death and the...
Published October 30th 2011 by Routledge
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The Routledge Companion to Religion and Science
Series: Routledge Religion Companions
The field of religion and science is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of research today. This Companion brings together an outstanding team of scholars to explore the ways in which science intersects with the major religions of the world and religious naturalism. The collection provides...
Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge