{"product_id":"9781405182478","title":"The Religion Toolkit A Complete Guide to Religious Studies","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Religion Toolkit\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Complete Guide to Religious Studies\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Morreall | Tamara Sonn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis complete overview of religious studies provides students with the essential knowledge and tools they need to explore and understand the nature of religion.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the early development of religion, with overviews of major and minor religions from Islam to Scientology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders recent developments including secularization; the relationship between religion and science; and scientific studies on religion, health, and mystical experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses humor throughout, allowing students to remain open-minded to the subject\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains what it means to study religion academically, and considers the impact of the study of religion on religion itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains numerous student-friendly features including photos, maps, time lines, side bars, historical profiles, and population distribution figures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides classroom users with a lively website,www.wiley.com\/go\/religiontoolkit,  including questions, quizzes, extra material, and helpful primary and secondary sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJohn Morreall\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary. He has published widely in the philosophy of religion, and on the comic dimensions of world religions. His book \u003ci\u003eComedy, Tragedy, and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) won the Choice Outstanding Academic Book 2000. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eComic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), published by Wiley-Blackwell.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamara Sonn\u003c\/b\u003e is the Wm. R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary. Her books include \u003ci\u003eComparing Religions through Law: Judaism and Islam\u003c\/i\u003e (with J. Neusner, 1999) and \u003ci\u003eIslam: A Brief History, 2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). She was senior editor of the \u003ci\u003eOxford Dictionary of Islam\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and associate editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Islamic World Past and Present\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). She is currently an editor of \u003ci\u003eOxford Islamic Studies Online\u003c\/i\u003e, and of \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of the Islamic World\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). In addition, Sonn is editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eOxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor-in-chief of Wiley-Blackwell's \u003ci\u003eReligion Compass\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 November 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405182478\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e376\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310604185740,"sku":"9781405182478","price":114.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405182478_680c33ce-dafb-45e0-8abd-bb529949df07.jpg?v=1780283884","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405182478","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}