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Offers summary, analysis, and appraisal of many landmark modern efforts to explain the origin and function of religion. Beginning in the middle decades of the nineteenth century, this book considers the Victorian anthropology of E B Tylor and James Frazer; the "reductionist" social science of Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, and Karl Marx; and more.
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Eight Theories of Religion, Daniel L. Pals
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- Title
- Eight Theories of Religion
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Daniel L. Pals
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0195165705
- ISBN13
- 9780195165708
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Philosophy, Spirituality, School, Sociology, Theology, Anthropology, Studying, Studies, History of Religion, Religious Studies
- First published
- 2006
- Original title
- Eight Theories of Religion
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- Offers summary, analysis, and appraisal of many landmark modern efforts to explain the origin and function of religion. Beginning in the middle decades of the nineteenth century, this book considers the Victorian anthropology of E B Tylor and James Frazer; the "reductionist" social science of Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, and Karl Marx; and more.