Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. PART I Setting the Agenda
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 1 Karl Marx and Cultural Materialism 6
7. CHAPTER 2 Emile Durkheim and Functionalism 16
8. CHAPTER 3 Max Weber 35
9. CHAPTER 4 Sigmund Freud and the Psychological Tradition 44
10. CHAPTER 5 Rudolf Otto: The Idea of the Holy 62
11. PART II Continuing the Discussion
12. Introduction 69
13. CHAPTER 6 Sociology, Methodological Atheism and Secularisation 73
14. CHAPTER 7 Psychological Approaches 100
15. CHAPTER 8 Phenomenology and the History of Religion 116
16. CHAPTER 9 Feminism, Gender and Religion 137
17. CHAPTER 10 Anthropological Approaches to Religion 149
18. CHAPTER 11 Some Final Words 171
19. PART III Taking the Discussion in Different Directions
20. Introduction 181
21. CHAPTER 12 Ritual 186
22. CHAPTER 13 Symbolism 194
23. CHAPTER 14 Myth 213
24. CHAPTER 15 Last Words 220
25. Bibliography 223
26. Index 229