Vocabulary for the Study of Religion

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Edited by: Robert A. Segal & Kocku von Stuckrad.

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The Vocabulary for the Study of Religion offers a unique overview of critical terms in the study of religion(s). This first dictionary in English covers a broad spectrum of theoretical topics used in the academic study of religion, including those from adjacent disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, historiography, theology, philology, literary studies, psychology, philosophy, cultural studies, and political sciences.

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Violence

(3,703 words)

Author(s): Philip L. Tite
Abstract: This entry presents the differing uses of “violence” in religion. Violence is varyingly…

Virtuality

(2,330 words)

Author(s): Jens Kreinath
Abstract: The concept of virtuality allows scholars of religion to study those aspects of religious p…

Vision

(4,190 words)

Author(s): Hubert Mohr
Abstract:

Visual Arts and Culture

(5,248 words)

Author(s): S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate
Abstract: Visual culture is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry, and an increasingly vital term in studies of religion. This article looks at visual arts and culture through…