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Sto caricando le informazioni... Nine Theories of Religiondi Daniel Pals
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Why do human beings believe in divinities? Why do some seek eternal life, while others seek escape from recurring lives? Why do the beliefs and behaviors we typically call "religious" so deeply affect the human personality and so subtly weave their way through human society? Revised and updated in this third edition, Nine Theories of Religion considers how these fundamental questions have engaged the most important thinkers of the modern era. Accessible, systematic, and succinct, it considers the Victorian anthropology of E. B. Tylor and J. G. Frazer, the "reductionist" social science of Sigmund Freud, Émile Durkheim, and Karl Marx, the non-reductionist approaches of Max Weber, William James, and Mircea Eliade, and the alternative paradigms that have arisen from the work of E. E. Evans-Pritchard and Clifford Geertz. The third edition features a new chapter on William James. Each chapter offers biographical background, theoretical exposition, conceptual analysis, and critical assessment. Ideal as a supplementary text in introductory religion courses or as the main text in theory and method in religious studies or in sociology of religion courses, Nine Theories of Religion, Third Edition, offers an illuminating treatment of this controversial and fascinating subject. It can be used as a stand-alone text or with the author's companion reader, Introducing Religion: Readings from the Classic Theorists. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Daniel L. Pals was Professor of Religious Studies and History at the University of Miami, Florida when he wrote this book. It has since been superseded by a more recent publication, [b:Ten Theories of Religion|57715974|Ten Theories of Religion|Daniel Pals|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1620709221l/57715974._SY75_.jpg|90399606], which includes the work of Mary Daly, the American radical feminist philosopher and theologian.
I read this book out of a growing interest in the 'bigger picture' of religion, and I have to admit with something of an agenda. I had already read William James's [b:The Varieties of Religious Experience|25449467|The Varieties of Religious Experience|William James|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1430310626l/25449467._SY75_.jpg|1751058] and this whetted my appetite for a greater understanding of other theories of religion.
I approached this as a person of faith with the view that surely religion has some inherent value, purpose, and meaning, and therefore as such a benefit to humankind. Of course this runs contrary to all of the reductionist claims of atheists, but I can't help but intuit that the attempts by many in the West to dispense with religion are narrow minded, maybe even a sign of a culture in decline.
In that regard I found the book engaging and helpful, covering as it does the nine predominant theories of religion taken from work by thinkers in the fields of anthropology, sociology, and psychology. I believe it will even help me to discern the difference between 'helpful' and 'unhelpful' religion.
Pals writes in an easy to understand and accessible style. Each theory is covered within a chapter, in which Pals explains the life and background of each of the theorists before providing an overview of their theories. He then goes on to give an analysis of the key points together with a critique and summary. Each chapter concludes with a detailed bibliography.
Overall then as I see it a well written, useful and informative book. (