TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cunningham,Graham
TI  - Religion and Magic
SN  - 9780748610136
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Edinburgh : 
PB  - Edinburgh University Press, 
KW  - Magic
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Religion
KW  - Religious Studies
KW  - RELIGION / Philosophy
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1 German pioneers --; 2 Early intellectualist approaches --; 3 Emotionalist approaches --; 4 Phenomenological approaches --; 5 Structural-functional approaches --; 6 Symbolic approaches --; 7 Recent intellectualist approaches --; 8 Structural approaches --; 9 Cognitive approaches --; 10 Feminist approaches --; Afterword: Secularisation assessed --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access
N2  - This book is a survey summarising the approaches taken to religion and magic by the principal scholars in the preceding and present centuries. It is simple, straightforward and short, with a clear, easy-to-read style. It is the perfect reference tool for students, introducing them to the main theories and debates in a readable and informative manner.Key Features Prepares student for more complex texts on Religious Studies and the idea of religion Addresses contemporary as well as historical ideas and figures Includes contextual details on scholarsOver forty individuals covered including: Hegel, Marx, Engels, Weber, Frazer, Freud, Jung, Durkheim, Levy-Bruhl, Skorupski, Levi-Strauss, Lawson, McCauley
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780585197258
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780585197258
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780585197258/original
ER  -