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Comprehensive in its coverage, this completely revised and updated second edition of Religions in the Modern World considers the history and modern practices of the world's main religious traditions. It analyses trends in the manifestation of religion in the modern world, from secularization to the rise of new spiritualities, and is at the cutting edge of developments in the study of religion. This second edition includes: new chapters on Religion and Violence, Paganism, and Religion and Popular Culture; discussion of the strength of the Christian Right Post 9/11 and 7/7 developments in Religion and Politics; case studies and anecdotes, text extracts, chapter menus and end-of-chapter summaries, glossaries and annotated further reading sections; a wide variety of photographs, figures, tables and maps; and, religions in the Modern World is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field. Fully international in coverage, it is accessibly written by practising and specialist teachers.
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Introduction: the modern contexts of religion 1. how to study religion (kim knott) 2. hinduism (david smith) 3. buddhism (cathy cantwell and hiroko kawanami) 4. sikhism (christopher shackle) 5. chinese religions (stephan feuchtwang) 6. japanese religions (robert kisala) 7. judaism (seth kunin) 8. christianity (linda woodhead) 9. islam (david waines) 10. religion in africa (charles gore) 11. native american religions (ken*n*e*t*h mello) 12. spirituality (giselle vincett and linda woodhead) 13. new age religion (wouter j. hanegraaff) 14. paganism (graham harvey) 15. new religious movements (douglas cowan) 16. religion and globalization (david lehmann) 17. religion and politics (jeffrey haynes) 18. religion and violence (charles selengut) 19. religion and gender (linda woodhead) 20. religion and popular culture (christopher partridge) 21. secularism and secularization (grace davie and linda woodhead) comprehensive in its coverage, this completely revised and updated second edition of religions in the modern world considers the history and modern practices of the world's main religious traditions. it analyses trends in the manifestation of religion in the modern world, from secularization to the rise of new spiritualities, and is at the cutting edge of developments in the study of religion. this second edition includes: new chapters on religion and violence, paganism, religion and popular culture, spirituality, secularism and secularization discussion of the strength of the christian right post 9/11 and 7/7 developments in religion and politics case studies and anecdotes, text extracts, chapter menus and end-of-chapter summaries, glossaries and annotated further reading sections a wide variety of photographs, figures, tables and maps religions in the modern world is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field. fully international in coverage, i 
Considers the history and modern practices of the world's main religious traditions. this title analyses trends in the manifestation of religion in the modern world, from secularization to the rise of fresh spiritualities. it includes chapters on religion and violence, paganism, and religion and popular culture. 10 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings edition 2 rev ed (Paperback) 
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Considers the history and modern practices of the world's main religious traditions. This title analyses trends in the manifestation of religion in the modern world, from secularization to the rise of fresh spiritualities. It includes chapters on Reli... 
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