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The Study of Religious Experience: Approaches and Methodologies
Bettina E. Schmidt
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Description for The Study of Religious Experience: Approaches and Methodologies
Hardcover. The Study of Religious Experience aims to show how a range of disciplines - including anthropology, philosophy, religious studies, theology, biblical studies and history - approach the topic of religious experience, how this approach is applied and what contributions they make to the study of religious experience. Editor(s): Schmidt, Bettina. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
The renowned scientist Sir Alister Hardy approached the complex field of religious and spiritual experience in a similar disciplined and scientific manner in which he approached natural science. Asking people from the public to send him accounts of first-hand experiences with spiritual or religious powers he established the Religious Experience Research Centre that has remained at the forefront of the academic study of religious experiences. This book will take his work forward and show how to study religious and spiritual experiences in the 21st century.The Study of Religious Experience aims to show how a range of disciplines - including ... Read more
The renowned scientist Sir Alister Hardy approached the complex field of religious and spiritual experience in a similar disciplined and scientific manner in which he approached natural science. Asking people from the public to send him accounts of first-hand experiences with spiritual or religious powers he established the Religious Experience Research Centre that has remained at the forefront of the academic study of religious experiences. This book will take his work forward and show how to study religious and spiritual experiences in the 21st century.The Study of Religious Experience aims to show how a range of disciplines - including ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781792568
SKU
V9781781792568
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About Bettina E. Schmidt
Bettina E. Schmidt is Professor in Study of Religions at University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Reviews for The Study of Religious Experience: Approaches and Methodologies
A rich and welcome addition to the literature which has something for anyone with a serious interest in this area of investigation;Professor Peggy Morgan, Mansfield College, University of Oxford