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By Daniel L. Pals
"Seven theories of religion" was published by Oxford University Press in 1996 - New York, it has 294 pages and the language of the book is English.
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- Title: Seven theories of religion
- Author: Daniel L. Pals
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 294
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: 1996
- Publish Location: New York
“Seven theories of religion” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Religion - Study and teaching - History - Étude et enseignement - Godsdienstwetenschap - Histoire - Religionswissenschaft - Godsdienst - Theology - Etude et enseignement - Theorieën - Theorie - Religionsphilosophie - Aufsatzsammlung - Religion, study and teaching
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: vii, 294 p. ;
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL785810M - OL2921149W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 32430409
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 95018026
- ISBN-10: 0195087240 - 0195087259
- All ISBNs: 0195087240 - 0195087259
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Religion has been an integral part of human culture for millennia, but only in the last two centuries have some thinkers come to believe it can be explained through critical, scientific analysis. When and how did religion arise? What forces or motives have created it? Is it rational or emotional? Does it fill the needs of individuals or those of society? Why is religion such a universal and powerful presence in human life? These questions have attracted some of the foremost thinkers of the modern era - among them Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx - and have elicited sharply differing verdicts on religion's place in human affairs. In Seven Theories of Religion, Daniel L. Pals offers cogent introductions to seven "classic" explanations of religion, taking the reader methodically through the arguments presented by each thinker. After a close look at two pioneering Victorians, E. B. Tylor (the father of the animistic theory) and James Frazer (author of The Golden Bough, the monumental study of primitive custom and belief), Pals explores the controversial "reductionist" approaches of Freud, Emile Durkheim, and Marx. The thinkers who appear in these pages deserve wide attention, explains Pals, because the influence of their ideas has been felt far beyond the sphere of religion, affecting our literature, philosophy, history, politics, art, psychology, and, indeed, almost every realm of modern thought. Easily accessible to students and general readers, Seven Theories of Religion is an enlightening treatment of this much-debated and fascinating subject.
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