The new and impressively comprehensive Brill Dictionary of Religion addresses religion as an element of daily life and public discourse. Richly illustrated and with more than 500 entries, the dictionary is a multi-media reference source on the many and various forms of religious commitment. It is unusual in that it not only addresses the different theologies and doctrinal declarations of the official institutionalized religions but it also gives equal weight and consideration to a multiplicity of other religious phenomena. People perceive and express religious experiences in many different ways: through dance, sensuality, in relations between sexes and in compassion at death. Religions help determine how people form and perceive their identity as part of a social group. The diverse effects of religions can also be perceived in the environment, society and the public sphere. The Brill Dictionary of Religion helps map out and define the networks and connections created by various religions in contemporary societies, and provides models for understanding these complex phenomena.
Sub Title | The Brill Dictionary of Religion, Revised Edition 4 Vols. Set |
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Author / Editor | Kocku von Struckrad |
About Author |
Kocku von Stuckrad (1966) is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is co-editor of the Numen Book Series (Brill) as well as the Religion and Society book series (Walter de Gruyter). His publications include an introduction to the study of religion (2003, with H.G. Kippenberg) and, most recently, Western Esotericism: A Brief History of Secret Knowledge (2005). Currently, he is working on methodological issues in the study of religion and the role of Western esotericism in early modern discourse. The editors of the original German version are Christoph Auffart, Jutta Bernard, and Hubert Mohr |
Content |
Volume I Preface The Conceptual Framework of The Brill Dictionary of Religion KOCKU VON STUCKRAD Introduction The Academic Study of Religion – Historical and Contemporary Issues CHRISTOPH AUFFARTH & HURBERT MOHR The Brill Dictionary of Religion, A-D Plates: Colour Section
Volume II The Brill Dictionary of Religion, E-L Plates: Colour Section
Volume III The Brill Dictionary of Religion, M-R Plates: Colour Section Volume IV The Brill Dictionary of Religion, S-Z Plates: Colour Section |
Publisher | Brill Academic Pub |
Year | 2002 |
ISBN 10 Digit | 9004124330 |
ISBN 13 Digit | 9789004124332 |
Pages | 2220 pages |
Binding | Hardcover |
Language | English |
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