The Sacred Quest: An invitation to the Study of Religion

This book may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. – – Examines the main ideas that characterize all religious thought and practice. – � – The Sacred Quest takes a thematic and comparative approach to the study of religion. It gives equal weight to theoretical issues and practices reflected in the major world religions. – – The text identifies the theoretical issues surrounding the study of religion and focuses on fundamental topics such as ritual and sacred language. – – Learning Goals – Upon completing this book readers will be able to: – Recognize main ideas that characterize all religious thought and practice – Identify theoretical issues surrounding the study of religion – Recognize fundamental topics of religion: ritual, sacred communication, and morality – – Product details – – – Simultaneous – Publisher: Pearson; 6 edition (January 17, 2012) – Publication Date: January 17, 2012 – –