Introduction -- Why study religions? / John R. Hinnells -- The study of religion in historical perspective / Eric J. Sharpe -- The study of religions : the last 50 years / Gregory Alles -- Religious history / John Wolffe -- Theories of religion / Robert A. Segal -- Theology / David F. Ford -- Philosophy of religion / Chad Meister -- Religious studies / Donald Wiebe -- Sociology of religion / Martin Riesbrodt and Mary Ellen Konieczny -- Anthropology of religion / Rosalind I.J. Hackett -- Psychology of religion / Dan Merkur -- Phenomenology of religion / Douglas Allen -- Comparative religion / William E. Paden -- Gender / Darlene M. Juschka -- Insider/outsider perspectives / Kim Knott -- Post-structuralism and the study of religion / Jeremy Carrette -- Orientalism and the study of religions / Richard King -- Secularization / Judith Fox -- Mysticism and spirituality / Richard King -- New religious movements / Judith Fox -- Fundamentalism / Henry Munson -- Myth and ritual / Robert A. Segal -- Religious authority : scripture, tradition, charisma / Paul Gifford -- Hermeneutics / Garrett Green -- Religious pluralism / Michael Barnes -- Religion and politics / George Moyser -- Economics of religion / Lawrence R. Iannaccone and William Sims Bainbridge -- Geography, space and the sacred / Kim Knott -- Religion and the environment / Roger S. Gottlieb -- Religion and science / Thomas Dixon -- Religion and cognition / Luther H. Martin -- Religion, media and cultures of everyday life / Gordon Lynch -- Religion and diaspora / Seán McLoughlin.
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