Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction What is the Study of Religion?
- Chapter 1 What's in a Name?
- Chapter 2 The History of ‘Religion’
- Chapter 3 The Essentials of Religion
- Chapter 4 The Functions of Religion
- Chapter 5 The Public Discourse on Religion
- Chapter 6 Religion and the Insider/Outsider Problem
- Chapter 7 The Resemblance among Religions
- Chapter 8 Religion and Classification
- Afterword The Necessary Lie: Duplicity in the Disciplines
- Glossary
- Scholars
- Bibliography
- Resources
- Index
Index
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction What is the Study of Religion?
- Chapter 1 What's in a Name?
- Chapter 2 The History of ‘Religion’
- Chapter 3 The Essentials of Religion
- Chapter 4 The Functions of Religion
- Chapter 5 The Public Discourse on Religion
- Chapter 6 Religion and the Insider/Outsider Problem
- Chapter 7 The Resemblance among Religions
- Chapter 8 Religion and Classification
- Afterword The Necessary Lie: Duplicity in the Disciplines
- Glossary
- Scholars
- Bibliography
- Resources
- Index
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- Studying ReligionAn Introduction, pp. 201 - 206Publisher: Acumen PublishingPrint publication year: 2007