Religion by Seth Kunin - 9780748615223

ReligionThe Modern Theories\nAuthor(s): Seth Kunin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9780748615223, 978-0748615223\nSynopsis\nA comprehensive and approachable introduction to social scientific theories of religion as they have developed in the twentieth [url] the first section the groundwork is laid for the theories developed in the twentieth century, introducing the significant thinkers who have established some of the main avenues of discussion including Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Freud, Jung, and [url] second section introduces the main approaches of the social scientific disciplines that study religion: sociological, psychological, phenomenological, feminist and [url] third section puts religion under the microscope, examining constituent elements such as ritual, symbolism and [url] the author shows that theories and definitions need to be questioned and problematised, and concludes with suggestions