Religion Defined and Explained

This book examines a selection of major types of theory explaining religion: religious, philosophical, sociological, socio-economic and psychological. It treats of the presuppositions behind such theories and the grounds of their necessity and validity. I

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10.1057/9780230374249preview - Religion Defined and Explained, Peter B. Clarke and Peter Byrne

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RELIGION DEFINED AND EXPLAINED

10.1057/9780230374249preview - Religion Defined and Explained, Peter B. Clarke and Peter Byrne

THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS (co-editor) ISLAM (editor) ISLAM IN MODERN NIGERIA THE STUDY OF RELIGION, TRADITIONAL AND NEW RELIGIONS (co-editor) WEST AFRICA AND ISLAM WEST AFRICA AND CHRISTIANITY THE NEW EVANGELISTS (editor) BLACK PARADISE Also by Peter Byrne ETHICS AND LAW IN HEALTH CARE AND RESEARCH (editor) HEALTH, RIGHTS AND RESOURCES (editor) MEDICINE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (editor) MEDICINE, MEDICAL ETHICS AND THE VALUE OF LIFE (editor) NATURAL RELIGION AND THE NATURE OF REUGION RIGHTS AND WRONGS IN MEDICINE (editor) THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ETHICS

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Also by Peter B. Clarke

Peter B. Clarke Senior Lecturer in the History and Sociology of Religion King's College, University of London

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Peter Byrne Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion King's College, University of London

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Religion Defined and Explained

© Peter B. Clarke and Peter Byrne 1993 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published in Great Britain 1993 by THE MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-333-53841-2 Printed in Great Britain by Ipswich Book Co Ltd Ipswich, Suffolk First published in the United States of America 1993 by Scholarly and Reference Division, ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 0-312-09472-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clarke, Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Religion defined and explained / Peter B. Clarke and Peter Byrne, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-312-09472-8 1. Religion. I. Byrne, Peter, 1950- . n. Title. BL48.C5535 1993 200—dc20 92-42691 OP

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