Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Introduction: The Contrast between the Classical and Contemporary Periods in the Study of Religion 1
5. Historical and Phenomenological Approaches to the Study of Religion 29
6. Comparative Approaches 165
7. Myths and Other Religious Texts 297
8. The Scientific Study of Religion in its Plurality 365
9. Additional Note on Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion 379
10. The Study of Religion in a Global Context 391
11. Bibliography 445
12. The Authors 453
13. Index of Names of Scholars 455
14. Index of Other Names and Foreign Terms 463
15. Index of Topics 475