ABSTRACT

Religious Studies: The Key Concepts is an accessible, A-Z resource, defining and explaining key terms and ideas central to the study of religion. Exploring broad and recurring themes which are applicable in both eastern and western religions, cross-cultural examples are provided for each term to give a comprehensive overview of the subject. Subjects covered include:

  • afterlife
  • comparative religion
  • festivals
  • ethics
  • gender
  • monotheism
  • world religions
  • modernity
  • pilgrimage
  • theism
  • secularization

With cross referencing and further reading provided throughout, this book provides an inclusive map of the discipline, and is an essential reference for all students, academics and researchers.

part |2 pages

RELIGIOUS STUDIES The Key Concepts

chapter |6 pages

AFTERLIFE

chapter |6 pages

ANTINOMIANISM

chapter |5 pages

ASCETICISM

chapter |14 pages

BLOOD

chapter |7 pages

COMMUNITY

chapter |7 pages

COVENANT

chapter |5 pages

DEATH

chapter |3 pages

DOCTRINE

chapter |16 pages

EARTH

chapter |17 pages

FIRE

chapter |4 pages

HEAVEN

chapter |4 pages

HOLY PERSONS

chapter |4 pages

INTERPRETATION/HERMENEUTICS

chapter |23 pages

KINGSHIP

chapter |34 pages

MODERNITY

chapter |3 pages

PLAY

chapter |13 pages

PLURALISM

chapter |3 pages

PROPHET

chapter |3 pages

PURGATORY

chapter |22 pages

RATIONALITY

part |1 pages

SALVATION

chapter |44 pages

SCRIPTURE