Vocabulary for the Study of Religion
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Subject: Religious Studies
Edited by: Robert A. Segal & Kocku von Stuckrad.
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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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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Wilderness
(3,749 words)
Abstract: Wilderness is commonly understood as a natural environment free from human influence. It is at once an imagined cultural space and a set of concrete territories. In the study of religion, i…
Wisdom (Literature)
(1,045 words)
Abstract: “Wisdom” designates a kind of instructional literature that flourished in the ancient Near East, especially in Egypt but also in Mesopotamia. It was passed on by scribes, often at the royal…
Date:
2014-09-16
Witch / Witchcraft and Sorcerer / Sorcery
(3,487 words)
Abstract: Most human societies throughout history have featured some form of belief in malevolent magic and in the existence of wicked practitioners who seek either to harm individuals or to damage s…
Date:
2014-09-16