214 Pages
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by
Routledge
214 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
214 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Starting from the premise that religion is a human endeavour that can be analysed and compared across time and cultures, What Is Religion? brings the most up-to-date scholarship to bear on humankind’s most enduring creation. Religious belief is one of the most pervasive and ubiquitous characteristics of human society. Religion has influenced human lives since prehistoric times, shaping the... Read more
1. Introduction: Some ideas about religion 2. A very short history of the idea of religion 3. Types and elements of religion 4. Beliefs, ideas, and representations 5. Religious practices and behaviours, also known as ‘ritual’ 6. Institutions: Ethics, morality, and norms in religion 7. Religion today: Modernity, postmodernity, and secularisation 8. A brief conclusion
Biography
Jeppe Sinding Jensen is Interacting Minds Centre Research Associate and Emeritus Associate Professor in the Department of the Study of Religion, Aarhus University, Denmark. Trained in Arabic and Islamic culture, history of religions and philosophy, his work now focuses on theory and method in the study of religion.
