Studying Religion: An Introduction Through Cases

<h3>Preface<H3>Chapter 1: Thinking about Being a Student of Religion <H4>1.1 Insider's and Outsider's Perspectives<H4>1.2 Qualities Worth Having<H4>1.3 Why Study Religion?<H4>Review Questions<H4>Explorations<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 2: On Defining and Studying Religion<H4>2.1 Marks of a Good Definition<H4>2.2 Two Definitions<H4>2.3 Is Secular Humanism a Religion?<h4>2.4 A Simple Map of the Field<H4>2.5 Goals and Methods<H4>2.6 Fieldwork<H4>2.7 Controversy<H4>Review Questions<H4>Explorations<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 3: Sacred Power<H4>3.1 Two Case Studies<H4>3.2 Comparison<H4>3.3 Forms of Sacred Power<H4>3.4 Agnosticism and Atheism<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: Ganesha<h4>Questions on the Case of Ganesha<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 4: Myth as Sacred Story<H4>4.1 Two Case Studies<H4>4.2 Comparison<H4>4.3 Types and Functions<H4>4.4 Theories of Myth<H4>4.5 Myth and Science<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: The Primal Man<h4>Questions on the Case of the Primal Man<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 5: Ritual as Sacred Action<H4>5.1 Two Case Studies<H4>5.2 Comparison<H4>5.3 Types and Functions<H4>5.4 Sacrifice and Violence<h4>5.5 Magic, Performatives, and Ritual<H4>5.6 Myth and Ritual<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: Seder<h4>Questions on the Case of the Seder<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 6: Sacred Space, Time, and Art<H4>6.1 Two Case Studies<h4>6.2 Comparison<H4>6.3 Features of Sacred Space and Time<H4>6.4 Glimpsing the Sacred<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: The Cathedral of St. Andrew<h4>Questions on the Case of the Cathedral of St. Andrew<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 7: Experiencing the Sacred<H4>7.1 Two Case Studies<H4>7.2 Comparison<H4>7.3 Debates about the Nature of Religious Experiences<H4>7.4 Shamanic Ecstasy<H4>7.5 Mystical Techniques and States<H4>7.6 Psychoanalytic Theories<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: St. Teresa of Avila<h4>Questions on the Case of St. Teresa of Avila<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 8: Explaining Evil<H4>8.1 Two Case Studies<H4>8.2 Comparison<H4>8.3 Types of Theodicies<H4>8.4 The Theological Problem of Evil<H4>8.5 How Theodicies Work<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: Manichaeism<h4>Questions on the Case of Manichaeism<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 9: Religion and Morality<H4>9.1 Two Case Studies<H4>9.2 Comparison<H4>9.3 Identifying and Legitimating Moral Norms<H4>9.4 What are the Elements of a Religious Morality?<H4>9.5 Retribution: Overcoming Moral Failure<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: Jain Nonviolence<h4>Questions on the Case of Jain Nonviolence<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 10: Religion and Politics<H4>10.1 Two Case Studies<H4>10.2 Comparison<H4>10.3 Patterns of Political Engagement<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: Shinto<h4>Questions on the Case of Shinto<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 11: Organizing the Sacred<H4>11.1 Two Case Studies<H4>11.2 Comparison<H4>11.3 Types of Religious Organizations<H4>11.4 The Dilemmas of Institutionalization<H4>11.5 Types of Authority<H4>11.6 Scripture<H4>11.7 Gender<H4>11.8 Civil Religion<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: Shinto<h4>Questions on the Case of Shinto<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 12: Human Existence and Destiny<H4>12.1 Two Case Studies<H4>12.2 Comparison<H4>12.3 Religions of Salvation and Society<H4>12.4 What Is Wrong with Human Existence?<H4>12.5 Three Paths to Salvation<H4>12.6 Where Are We Going?<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: Zen Buddhism<h4>Questions on the Case of Zen Buddhism<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<H3>Chapter 13: Religious Diversity and Truth<H4>13.1 Why Can't We All Get Along?<H4>13.2 Exclusivism, Inclusivism, and More<H4>13.3 What Is Truth?<H4>13.4 Critical Tolerance and the Principle of Charity<H4>Review Questions<H4>Research Case: Baha'i<h4>Questions on the Case of Baha'i<H4>Suggestions for Further Reading<H4>Internet Resources<p><h3>Notes<H3>Glossary<h3>Index