How To Study The Sacred: An Introduction to Religious Studies - Couverture souple

Diem-Lane, Dr. Andrea

9781565438729: How To Study The Sacred: An Introduction to Religious Studies

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ISBN 10 : 1565438728 ISBN 13 : 9781565438729

Editeur : Mount San Antonio College/Philosophy Group, 2014

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This is an informative and easy to understand introduction to the academic study of religion. Touches upon such topics as "Where did religion come from?" to "What is the social function of religion?" Covers such notable theorists as Ninian Smart, Peter Berger, and Mark Juergensmeyer. Excellent as an introductory text for both high school and college courses.

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� propos de l?auteur

Andrea Diem-Lane is a Professor of Philosophy at Mt. San Antonio College. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she did her doctoral studies under Professor Ninian Smart. Professor Diem-Lane received a B.A. in Psychology with an emphasis on Brain Research from the University of California, San Diego, where she did pioneering visual cortex research under the tutelage of Dr. V.S. Ramachandran. Dr. Diem-Lane is the author of several books including an interactive textbook on religion entitled Glimpses of the Transcendent and an interactive book on the famous Einstein-Bohr debate over the implications of quantum theory entitled Spooky Physics. Her most recent book is Darwin's DNA: An Introduction to Evolutionary Philosophy.

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