Theory for Religious Studies

In this handy volume, two professors of religious studies provide the student of religious studies - whether the motivated undergraduate, graduate student, or professor - with a brief review of theorists' work from the perspective of religious studies. For example, in 5-10 pages, the reader will get a review of Emmanuel Levinas's work as it offers insights for scholars in religious studies, followed by a selected bibliography. In short, this is a guide for students of religious studies that will take major theoretical writers in the humanities and social sciences and explain their relevance to the study of religion. <p>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br>INTRODUCTION <br><br>I. PREDECESSORS <br>1. Sigmund FREUD <br>2. Karl MARX <br>3. Friedrich NIETZSCHE<br>4. Ferdinand de SAUSSURE <br><br>II. THEORY FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES <br><br>5. Louis ALTHUSSER <br>6. Mikhail BAKHTIN <br>7. Roland BARTHES <br>8. Georges BATAILLE <br>9. Jean BAUDRILLARD <br>10. Walter BENJAMIN <br>11. Pierre BOURDIEU <br>12. Judith BUTLER <br>13. Hélène CIXOUS <br>14. Gilles DELEUZE and Félix GUATTARI <br>15. Jacques DERRIDA <br>16. Michel FOUCAULT <br>17. Hans-Georg GADAMER<br>18. Luce IRIGARAY <br>19. Julia KRISTEVA <br>20. Jacques LACAN <br>21. Henri LEFEBVRE <br>22. Emmanuel LEVINAS <br>23. Jean-François LYOTARD <br>24. Maurice MERLEAU-PONTY <br>25. Edward W. SAID <br>26. Gayatri Chakravorty SPIVAK <br>27. Hayden WHITE <br>28. Raymond WILLIAMS <br>29. Slavoj ZIZEK</p>