{"product_id":"anatomy-of-the-sacred-an-introduction-to-religion","title":"Anatomy of the Sacred: An Introduction to Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anatomy of the Sacred: An Introduction to Religion (Paperback, 448 pages) – Pearson, 2008. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n For one-semester, undergraduate courses in Introduction to Religion and Comparative Religion, and more advanced courses dealing with issues in the theoretical study of religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive introduction to the nature and variety of religious phenomena, belief, and practice (1) explores the issues in religious studies, (2) examines the universal forms of religious experience, (3) offers a cross-cultural study of a broad range of classic types of religious belief and practice in terms of the seven basic concepts of a religious world view, and (4) surveys the challenges faced by religions today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnatomy of the Sacred: An Introduction to Religion, 6th Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I) THE STUDY OF RELIGION:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1) What is Religion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2) Ways of Studying Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PART II) UNIVERSAL FORMS OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESSION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3) The Sacred and the Holy 4) Sacred Symbol, Myth, and Doctrine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5) Sacred Ritual 6) Sacred Scripture 7) Society and the Sacred: The Social Formations and Transformations of Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III) UNIVERSAL COMPONENTS OF A RELIGIOUS WORLDVIEW 8) Deity: Concepts of the Divine and Ultimate Reality 9) Cosmogony: Origins of the Natural and Social Order 10) Views of the Human Problem 11) Theodicy: Encountering Evil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12) Ethics: Patterns of Moral Action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13) Soteriology: Ways and Goals of Salvation and Liberation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART IV) THE SACRED AND THE SECULAR IN MODERNITY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14) Secularization - New Religious Revitalization Movements - Contemporary Religious Fundamentalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15) Contemporary Challenges to Traditional Religion: The Status and the Roles of Women - Relations between Religion and the State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   From the Back Cover   For one-semester, undergraduate courses in Introduction to Religion and Comparative Religion, and more advanced courses dealing with issues in the theoretical study of religion. This comprehensive introduction to the nature and variety of religious phenomena, belief, and practice (1) explores the issues in religious studies, (2) examines the universal forms of religious experience, (3) offers a cross-cultural study of a broad range of classic types of religious belief and practice in terms of the seven basic concepts of a religious world view, and (4) surveys the challenges faced by religions today.                                           ","brand":"James Livingston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46070191489258,"sku":"9780136003809","price":167.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/91-Lkg3fE5L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781248511","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/anatomy-of-the-sacred-an-introduction-to-religion","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}