Introducing Religion: Religious Studies for the Twenty-First Century, Edition 5

· Routledge
Ebook
390
Pages
Eligible

About this ebook

Introducing Religion explores different ways of looking at religion in the twenty-first century. Providing a broad overview to the discipline of religious studies, this textbook introduces students to engaging and contemporary topics such as:

  • sociology of religion
  • psychology of religion
  • history of religion
  • religion and art
  • religious ethics
  • popular religion
  • religion and violence

Thoroughly updated throughout, this fifth edition includes images, further reading, a detailed glossary, case studies, and key terms for revision. This is the essential textbook for students approaching this subject area for the first time.

About the author

Robert S. Ellwood is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Southern California, USA. He is the author of over twenty-five books, including Many Peoples, Many Faiths, The Fifties Spiritual Marketplace, The Sixties Spiritual Awakening, and Islands of the Dawn.

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