Why study religion? : Understanding humanity's pursuit of the divine

Main Author:	Muck, Terry C.
Published:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2016
Subjects:	RELIGION - STUDY AND TEACHING. RELIGION - METHODOLOGY.
Online Access:	Full text - Book opens in ProQuest Ebook Central
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020			\|a 9781493404506
082			\|a EBC 200.71 \|b MUC
100			\|a Muck, Terry C.
245		0	\|a Why study religion? : \|b Understanding humanity's pursuit of the divine \|h [electronic resource]
260			\|a Grand Rapids, Michigan : \|b Baker Academic, \|c 2016.
300			\|a eBook, 225p.
500			\|a Includes Index and Bibliographical References
505			\|a Why? The study of religion The student of religion Why now? Changing societies: radical differentiation Complex individuals: hybrid personalities Clashing religions: contestation, consilience, confession How? The scholarly skills: studying texts, collecting ethnographic data, comparing and contrasting Perspectival objectivity: from premodern to modern to postmodern New trajectories for the study of religion Classic books in the study of religion Classic essays in the study of religion Categorizing religious traditions: an assignment Guidelines for the study of religion.
650			\|a RELIGION - STUDY AND TEACHING.
650			\|a RELIGION - METHODOLOGY.
856			\|3 ProQuest \|u http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rtc/detail.action?docID=4633428 \|y ProQuest Ebook Central \|z Full text - Book opens in ProQuest Ebook Central
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949			\|a RTC Library \|b Ebook \|h EBC 200.71 MUC \|p E00303 \|s Ebooks