First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Theory for Religious Studies presents the key theoretical influences on religious studies since the 1960s - an essential guide to the figures and ideas animatin

Provides a pithy introduction to key contemporary thinkers - their lives, major works, and ideas - as they pertain to teaching.

In recent years there has been an intensifying debate within the religious studies community about the validity of religion as an analytical category. In this b

Religion, Theory, Critique is an essential tool for learning about theory and method in the study of religion. Leading experts engage with contemporary and clas