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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Morreall (College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA) , Tamara Sonn (College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA)Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 30.20cm Weight: 0.748kg ISBN: 9781394183920ISBN 10: 1394183925 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 18 July 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Maps x Acknowledgments xiii Credits xiv About the Companion Website xvi Part I Introducing Religious Studies 1 1 Introduction: Religious Studies: Overview and Terminology 2 Religious Studies: Prepare to Be Surprised 3 Overview of Religion 12 Identity 13 The Importance of Order 16 Order Out of Chaos 16 Order and Predictability: Eschatology and Divination 17 Social Order 20 Ethics/Morality and Law 20 Authority and Power 22 Explaining Evil, Suffering, and Death 24 Theodicy 24 Explaining Death 27 Ghosts 28 Resurrection 29 Souls 30 Reincarnation 31 Ritual and Prayer 32 Conclusion 33 Discussion Questions 34 References 34 Further Reading 34 2 Theory and Method in Religious Studies 36 Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies 37 The Relationship Between Philosophy and Theology 38 Two Kinds of Christian Theology 39 Scriptural (Biblical) Studies and the Impact of the Printing Press 41 Baruch Spinoza (d. 1677): The Beginnings of Source Criticism 41 William Robertson Smith (d. 1894): Historical Criticism 43 The Rise of Modernity and Its Impact on the Study of Religion 44 Philosophy and the Study of Religion 45 Karl Marx (d. 1883) 46 Edmund Husserl (d. 1938) 48 Rudolf Otto (d. 1937) 49 Mircea Eliade (d. 1986) 50 Oriental Studies and Religion 51 Max Müller (d. 1900) 51 Anthropology and Religion 53 Edward Burnett Tylor (d. 1917) 53 James Frazer (d. 1941) 56 Clifford Geertz (d. 2006) 59 Mary Douglas (d. 2007) 61 Psychology of Religion 63 William James (d. 1910) 63 Sigmund Freud (d. 1939) 65 Carl Gustav Jung (d. 1961) 67 Sociology of Religion 68 Emile Durkheim (d. 1917) 68 Max Weber (d. 1920) 69 Peter L. Berger (d. 2017) 71 Robert N. Bellah (d. 2013) 72 Conclusion 73 Discussion Questions 74 References 74 Further Reading 75 Part II Survey of Global Religious Traditions 77 Introduction to Part II 77 References 80 Further Reading 80 3 Prehistoric Religiosity? 82 Animism and Anthropomorphism 84 Death Rituals 88 Fertility Goddesses 88 Hunting Rituals 89 Shamans 89 Ancient Traditions, Oral Traditions, and Religion 90 The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Historic Religions 92 Conclusion 95 Discussion Questions 96 References 96 Further Reading 96 4 The Prophetic Traditions: Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Baha’i 98 Introduction 99 Zoroastrianism 100 History and Teachings 100 Zoroastrian Rituals 102 Judaism 104 The Torah, the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament 104 History and Teachings 111 The First Five Centuries 111 The Middle Ages (500–1500 CE) 113 The Modern Period (1750 to the Present) 116 The Development of Reform Judaism 116 Conservative Judaism 121 Reconstructionist Judaism 122 Rituals 122 Judaism Today 124 Christianity 125 History and Teachings 125 Origins 125 The Development of Christian Doctrine 128 The Institutionalization and Politicization of Christianity 131 Eastern and Western Christians 133 Eastern Christianity 133 Western Christianity 135 The Protestant Reformation 137 Christian Rituals 139 Christianity Today 139 Islam 141 History and Teachings 141 Core Teachings 141 Early History: The Life of Muhammad and the Rashidun Caliphs 147 The Dynastic Caliphates 150 The Modern Period: Reform and Recovery 153 Islamic Rituals 154 Major Divisions Today 156 Baha’i 156 History and Teachings 156 Baha’i Rituals 159 Discussion Questions 160 References 161 Further Reading 161 5 The Dharmic Traditions of India: Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh 162 Hindus 164 History and Teachings 164 Indus Valley Civilization (3000–1500 BCE) 165 The Aryans and the Vedas (1500–600 BCE) 165 The Mystical Worldview of the Upanishads 167 Classical Hinduism (3rd century BCE–7th century CE) 170 The Ramayana 170 The Mahabharata 170 The Puranas 174 The Laws of Manu 175 Hinduism Today 177 Rituals 177 Jains 181 Origins and Early History 182 Core Teachings and Practice 182 Jain Scripture 184 Historical Development 185 Jainism Today 186 Buddhists 188 History and Teachings 189 Understanding the Four Noble Truths 191 The Ethics of “Awakening” 193 The Core of All Buddhist Traditions 193 The Development of the Three Main Traditions 195 Theravada (Hinayana) 195 Mahayana 196 Vajrayana 198 Buddhism Today 199 Rituals 200 Sikhs 201 Origins and Core Teachings 201 Scriptures 202 Historical Development 202 Rituals and Celebrations 206 Sikhs Today 207 Conclusion 207 Discussion Questions 208 References 208 Further Reading 208 6 The Three Teachings and Traditions of China: Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist, and Folk 210 Historical Development 213 Confucius (551–479 BCE) 214 Daoism 217 Buddhism in China 220 Tiantai (Tendai) Buddhism 222 Pure Land Buddhism 222 Huayan (Kegon) Buddhism 223 Chan (Zen) Buddhism 223 Chinese Folk Traditions 226 Rituals in Chinese Traditions 227 Weddings 228 Funerals 229 Chinese Traditions Today 230 Discussion Questions 233 References 233 Further Reading 234 7 Ancient Indigenous Traditions Today 236 Shinto 238 History and Teachings 238 Rituals 241 The Seneca Longhouse Religion 242 History and Teachings 242 Rituals 246 African Traditional Religion in Diaspora 249 Haitian Vodou 249 Santeria 251 Tengrism 254 History of Central Asian Tengrism 255 Beliefs and Practices of Tengrism 258 Contemporary Central Asian Tengrism 260 Yanomami Traditions 261 Historical Background 261 Yanomami Worldview 263 Discussion Questions 265 References 265 Further Reading 266 8 New Religious Movements 268 Wicca 270 History and Teachings 270 Rituals 272 Scientology 276 History and Teachings 276 Practices 279 Is Scientology a Religion? 281 Discussion Questions 281 References 282 Further Reading 282 Part III Religion in The Public Sphere 283 Introduction to Part III 283 References 287 9 Religion and Bioethics 288 Euthanasia 289 Christianity 290 Judaism 293 Islam 294 Hinduism 295 Buddhism 296 Abortion 296 Clarifying Terminology 296 Judaism 297 Christianity 298 Islam 299 In Vitro Fertilization, Embryonic Stem-cell Research and Therapy 300 Christianity 301 Judaism 303 Islam 303 Discussion Questions 303 References 304 Further Reading 305 10 Scripture, History, and Science 306 Oral Style in Scripture 308 Scriptural Literalism in Christian Fundamentalism 309 The Roman Catholic Church and the Galileo Affair 312 Scriptural Literalism and Ethics 314 Religious Approaches to Environmental Stewardship 315 Discussion Questions 318 References 318 Further Reading 318 11 Religion, Identity, and Politics 320 Notes on Terminology 322 Religious Nationalism in the United States 325 The Development of Religious Nationalism in the United States 326 US Religious Nationalism Today 328 The Dangers of Religious Nationalism 332 Religious Nationalism Around the World 333 Brazil 334 Europe 336 India 338 Israel 339 China 341 Myanmar 342 Final Observations 344 Discussion Questions 345 References 345 Further Reading 347 Glossary 349 Index 357ReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Morreall is Emeritus Professor at the College of William & Mary. A Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy for four decades, Morreall has taught dozens of courses in world religions, theories of religion, philosophy of religion, and ethics. As the preeminent expert in the philosophy of humor, he specializes in the value of humor in both religion and life generally. He has given more than 600 lectures and seminars for academic, medical, and professional groups in North America, Europe, Africa, Japan, and China. Tamara Sonn is Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor Emerita in the History of Islam at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Author of numerous books on Islamic history, she has lectured in Canada, Britain, South Africa, Turkey, Pakistan, and across the United States. She was Senior Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Islam, Associate Editor of The Islamic World Past and Present, and founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Religion Compass. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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