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Seven theories of religion / Daniel L. Pals
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TextPublication details: New York, Oxford University Press, 1996Description: vii, 294 pages ; 22 cmISBN: - 0195087240
- 9780195087246
- 0195087259
- 9780195087253
- ARCH YNDC 200.7 P182S 20
- BL41 .P36 1996
Contents:
Summary: In this presentation, "each theory is presented in a common format that offers not only biographical background and exposition of its main ideas, but also comparative analysis and critical assessment."--Jacket
Animism and magic: E.B. Tylor and J.G. Frazier -- Religion and personality: Sigmund Freud -- Society as sacred: Emile Durkheim -- Religion as alienation: Karl Marx -- Reality of the sacred: Mircea Eliade -- Society's "construct of the heart": E.E. Evans-Pritchard -- Religion as cultural system: Clifford Geertz
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SAIACS Archives Room | Yandell Collection | ARCH YNDC 200.7 P182S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out to Carrel (CSAR-02) (K. Stephen Paul) 2571 (2571_PHD02) | 05/11/2025 | 066542 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Animism and magic: E.B. Tylor and J.G. Frazier -- Religion and personality: Sigmund Freud -- Society as sacred: Emile Durkheim -- Religion as alienation: Karl Marx -- Reality of the sacred: Mircea Eliade -- Society's "construct of the heart": E.E. Evans-Pritchard -- Religion as cultural system: Clifford Geertz
In this presentation, "each theory is presented in a common format that offers not only biographical background and exposition of its main ideas, but also comparative analysis and critical assessment."--Jacket
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