Studying religion: An introduction through cases/
by Gary E. Kessler
- Second Edition
- U.S.A: McGraw Hill, c2006.
- xvi, 345p.: ill.; 23cm.
Includes notes, glossary, credits and index.
Contents. --PART 1 Preliminaries. --Chapter 1. Thinking about Being a Student of Religion. --Chapter 2. On Defining and Studying Religion. --PART 2. LIMINARIES. --Chapter 3. Sacred Power. --Chapter 4. Myth as Sacred Story. --Chapter 5. Ritual as Sacred Action. --Chapter 6. Sacred Space, Time and Art. --Chapter 7. Experiencing the Sacred. --Chapter 8. Evil. --Chapter 9. Religion and Morality. --Chapter 10. Organizing the Sacred. --Chapter 11. Human Existence and Destiny. --PART 3. Chapter 12. Religious Diversity and Truth.