Key Words in Religious Studies

Ron Geaves is Professor of Religious Studies at University College, Chester, UK

• A-Z of key terms in religious studies, including essential terms like: Post ModernismMetanarrativeEssentialismNominalismPhenomenonologyWorld ReligionAuthenticationRitualDogmaEsotericEschatologyMysticismGnosticismPluralismWorldviewAuthorityIdentityOrientalismOccidentalism SubalternPost ColonialCharismaInstitutionalisation

'These handy reference titles enable students and others to grasp the essentials of religious studies, up to graduate level... also useful and interesting to anyone looking for an overview of the major world religions. All six titles have an easy-to-use alphabetical format and are presented in an attractive and affordable way... written specifically to fill a gap in the educational market.' Publishing News