5th Edition
Introducing Religion Religious Studies for the Twenty-First Century
Introducing Religion explores different ways of looking at religion in the twenty-first century. Providing a broad overview to the discipline of religious studies, this textbook introduces students to engaging and contemporary topics such as:
- sociology of religion
- psychology of religion
- history of religion
- religion and art
- religious ethics
- popular religion
- religion and violence
Thoroughly updated throughout, this fifth edition includes images, further reading, a detailed glossary, case studies, and key terms for revision. This is the essential textbook for students approaching this subject area for the first time.
1 How to Study Religion
2 History of Religion on Planet Earth
3 Myth: Our Lives, and the World’s, Are Stories
4 Doorways to Other Worlds: Symbol, Rite, and Religion
5 Oases of the Mind: The Psychology of Religion
6 Inner Adventure: Walking the Path, and Monks Who Hated God
7 Why Evil?
8 Faith Through Form: Religion and Art
9 Ghost Marriages and Country Music: Popular Religion
10 Infinite Information, Worlds Without End: The Internet, Religion, and Virtual Realities
11 Traveling Together: The Sociology of Religion
12 Truth Messages: The Conceptual Expression of Religion
13 Worlds to Come: Religious Eschatology and the Afterlife
14 How Shall We Live? Religion and Ethics
15 Horror and Glory: Religion Confronting War
16 God’s Side: Religion and Politics
Biography
Robert S. Ellwood is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Southern California, USA. He is the author of over twenty-five books, including Many Peoples, Many Faiths, The Fifties Spiritual Marketplace, The Sixties Spiritual Awakening, and Islands of the Dawn.