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The Routledge Companion To The Study Of Religion Is A Major Resource For Courses In Religious Studies. It Begins By Explaining The Most Important Methodological Approaches To Religion, Including Psychology, Philosophy, Anthropology And Comparative Study, Before Moving On To Explore A Wide Variety Of Critical Issues, Such As Gender, Science, Fundamentalism, Ritual, And New Religious Movements. --book Jacket. Introduction -- Why Study Religions? / John R. Hinnells -- The Study Of Religion In Historical Perspective / Eric J. Sharpe -- The Study Of Religions: The Last 50 Years / Gregory Alles -- Religious History / John Wolffe -- Theories Of Religion / Robert A. Segal -- Theology / David F. Ford -- Philosophy Of Religion / Chad Meister -- Religious Studies / Donald Wiebe -- Sociology Of Religion / Martin Riesbrodt And Mary Ellen Konieczny -- Anthropology Of Religion / Rosalind I.j. Hackett -- Psychology Of Religion / Dan Merkur -- Phenomenology Of Religion / Douglas Allen -- Comparative Religion / William E. Paden -- Gender / Darlene M. Juschka -- Insider/outsider Perspectives / Kim Knott -- Post-structuralism And The Study Of Religion / Jeremy Carrette -- Orientalism And The Study Of Religions / Richard King -- Secularization / Judith Fox -- Mysticism And Spirituality / Richard King -- New Religious Movements / Judith Fox -- Fundamentalism / Henry Munson -- Myth And Ritual / Robert A. Segal -- Religious Authority: Scripture, Tradition, Charisma / Paul Gifford -- Hermeneutics / Garrett Green -- Religious Pluralism / Michael Barnes -- Religion And Politics / George Moyser -- Economics Of Religion / Lawrence R. Iannaccone And William Sims Bainbridge -- Geography, Space And The Sacred / Kim Knott -- Religion And The Environment / Roger S. Gottlieb -- Religion And Science / Thomas Dixon -- Religion And Cognition / Luther H. Martin -- Religion, Media And Cultures Of Everyday Life / Gordon Lynch -- Religion And Diaspora / Seán Mcloughlin. Edited By John R. Hinnells. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.