Eight theories of religion

Animism and magic / E. B. Tylor and J. G. Frazer -- Religion and personality / Sigmund Freud -- Society as sacred / Émile Durkheim -- Religion as alienation / Karl Marx -- A source of social action / Max Weber -- The reality of the sacred / Mircea Eliade -- Society's "construct of the hear...

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Main Author: Pals, Daniel L. 1945- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Edition:2. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Theory / Collection of essays
B Religious philosophy / Collection of essays
B Science of Religion
Further subjects:B Religion Study and teaching History
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Summary:Animism and magic / E. B. Tylor and J. G. Frazer -- Religion and personality / Sigmund Freud -- Society as sacred / Émile Durkheim -- Religion as alienation / Karl Marx -- A source of social action / Max Weber -- The reality of the sacred / Mircea Eliade -- Society's "construct of the heart" / E. E. Evans-Pritchard -- Religion as cultural system / Clifford Geertz
Item Description:Rev. ed. of: Seven theories of religion
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0195304586