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Author(s): Damien Keown
Edition published in: 2000
Original published in: 1996
Published by: Oxford University Press
Location: Oxford
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Panpsychism [Concepts] Panpsychism
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Phenomenology [Perspectives] Phenomenology
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Polytheism [Concepts] Polytheism
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Practice [Practices] Practice
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Psychology and Religion [Books] Psychology and Religion [psychology]
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Questions Questions
Quran [Texts] Quran [islam]
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Quran For All Seasons Podcast [Podcasts] Quran For All Seasons Podcast [islam quran tadabbur]
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Ramadan [Occasions] Ramadan [islam]
Ramayana [Texts] Ramayana [hinduism india]
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Reforming RE [Websites] Reforming RE [religious education]
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Reincarnation Reincarnation
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Religion and Global Society [Blogs] Religion and Global Society
religion and worldviews religion and worldviews
Religion and Worldviews: the way forward. A national plan for RE [Reports] Religion and Worldviews: the way forward. A national plan for RE [religious education worldviews]
Religion Bites [Podcasts] Religion Bites
Religion Facts [Websites] Religion Facts [religious studies]
Religion for Breakfast [Youtube Channels] Religion for Breakfast [religious studies]
religion in the workplace religion in the workplace
Religion Media Centre [Websites] Religion Media Centre [news media]
Religion News Service [Organisations] Religion News Service [religious studies news]
Religion Outside the University [Organisations Websites] Religion Outside the University [kings college london united kingdom university religious studies]
Religion, Conflict and Peace [Online Courses] Religion, Conflict and Peace [peace violence conflict]
Religion, Radicalisation, Resilience [Online Courses] Religion, Radicalisation, Resilience [violence radicalisation terrorism]
Religions [Journals] Religions [religious studies]
Religions From The Inside: Improving Interreligious Dialogue [Online Courses] Religions From The Inside: Improving Interreligious Dialogue [interreligious dialogue]
religious education religious education
religious experience religious experience
Religious experiences Religious experiences
Religious Figures Religious Figures
religious freedom religious freedom
Religious History Religious History
religious literacy religious literacy
Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures [Online Courses] Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures [religious literacy]
religious studies religious studies
religious violence religious violence
remote viewing remote viewing
Reports Reports
research research
Research Association for the Study of Western Esotericism (RASWE) [Organisations] Research Association for the Study of Western Esotericism (RASWE) [western esotericism occultism occult magic esotericism]
Research Projects Research Projects
resources resources
Revelations of Divine Love [Books] Revelations of Divine Love [christianity women mystic mysticism religious experience]
Richard King [Scholars] Richard King [spirituality capitalism]
Ritual [Practices Concepts] Ritual [ritual order meaning]
ritual ritual
ritual studies ritual studies
Rizalism [Traditions] Rizalism [new religious movements christianity catholicism jose rizal philippines]
Robin Horton [Scholars] Robin Horton [anthropology philosophy africa indigenous religion magic myth ritual]
roman religion roman religion
Ronald Grimes [Scholars] Ronald Grimes [ritual studies ritual anthropology american religion]
Rudolf Otto [Scholars] Rudolf Otto
Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen [Youtube Channels] Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen [nordic animism denmark animism]
russia russia
sacred sacred
sami sami
sanskrit sanskrit
Santo Daime [Traditions] Santo Daime
sapmi sapmi
Satori [Experiences] Satori [zen buddhism enlightenment]
saudi arabia saudi arabia
Scholars Scholars
scholarship scholarship
science science
scripture scripture
sects sects
secularism secularism
Secularism and Nonreligion [Journals] Secularism and Nonreligion [atheism non-religion secularism]
Seekers of Unity [Youtube Channels Websites] Seekers of Unity [philosophy religious experience mysticism]
Self-Religion [Perspectives] Self-Religion
Seva [Concepts] Seva [sikhi sikhism]
Seven Dimensions of Religion [Perspectives] Seven Dimensions of Religion [phenomenology religious studies]
sex sex
sexual abuse sexual abuse
shamanism shamanism
sharia sharia
Shechita [Practices] Shechita [judaism]
shinto shinto
shrooms shrooms
Siddhārtha Gautama (Buddha) [Figures] Siddhārtha Gautama (Buddha) [buddhism india nepal]
Sigmund Freud [Scholars] Sigmund Freud
sikhi sikhi
Sikhi (Sikhism) [Traditions] Sikhi (Sikhism) [punjab india sikhi sikhism]
sikhism sikhism
Sikhism Through Its Scriptures [Online Courses] Sikhism Through Its Scriptures [sikhism sikhi]
Similarity and Difference in the Study of Religion [Perspectives] Similarity and Difference in the Study of Religion [religious studies]
Singing [Practices] Singing
Six Articles of Faith [Concepts] Six Articles of Faith [islam]
SKT 100a | The Devanāgarī Seminar [Online Courses] SKT 100a | The Devanāgarī Seminar [yogic studies languages sanskrit]
SKT 100b | Sanskrit for Yogis An Introduction to the Language of Yoga [Online Courses] SKT 100b | Sanskrit for Yogis An Introduction to the Language of Yoga [yoga yogic studies languages sanskrit]
SKT 101 | Elementary Sanskrit I [Online Courses] SKT 101 | Elementary Sanskrit I [language sanskrit yogic studies]
SKT 102 | Elementary Sanskrit II [Online Courses] SKT 102 | Elementary Sanskrit II [yogic studies language sanskrit]
SKT 103 | Elementary Sanskrit III [Online Courses] SKT 103 | Elementary Sanskrit III [yogic studies language sanskrit]
SKT 201 | Intermediate Sanskrit I: The Bhagavadgītā [Online Courses] SKT 201 | Intermediate Sanskrit I: The Bhagavadgītā [bhagavad gita texts yogic studies language sanskrit]
SKT 202 | Intermediate Sanskrit II: The Rāmāyaṇa [Online Courses] SKT 202 | Intermediate Sanskrit II: The Rāmāyaṇa [texts ramayana yogic studies language sanskrit]
SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies: YouTube Channel [YouTube Channels] SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies: YouTube Channel
social science social science
Society for Phenomenology of Religious Experience (SOPHERE) [Websites Organisations] Society for Phenomenology of Religious Experience (SOPHERE) [religious experience phenomenology]
sociology sociology
somerset somerset
Sounds Sounds
Sources Sources
Sourcetypes Sourcetypes
south africa south africa
south korea south korea
Spiritual Practices Spiritual Practices
spirituality spirituality
Sri Guru Granth Sahib [Texts] Sri Guru Granth Sahib [sikhi sikhism]
statistics statistics
stone circles stone circles
stone-circles.org.uk [Websites] stone-circles.org.uk [henges barrows hill forts great britain megaliths stone circles]
Strehlow Research Centre [Websites] Strehlow Research Centre [aranda indigenous australia]
stub stub
sufism sufism
suttas suttas
Swami Vivekananda [Figures] Swami Vivekananda [hinduism]
sweden sweden
syllabus syllabus
symbolism symbolism
Synagogue [Places] Synagogue [judaism]
Syria Syria
sámi sámi
Sámi indigenous religion [Traditions] Sámi indigenous religion [animism russia sweden sapmi sápmi sami sámi finland norway indigenous]
sápmi sápmi
tadabbur tadabbur
Tags Tags
taiwan taiwan
tamil nadu tamil nadu
Tanakh [Texts] Tanakh [judaism]
Taoism [Traditions] Taoism [taoism]
taoism taoism
teaching teaching
telepathy telepathy
tengyur tengyur
terrorism terrorism
Text Talks [Podcasts] Text Talks [hinduism buddhism religious education gcse a level]
Texts Texts
Texts [Texts Concepts] Texts [texts scripture art material religion]
texts texts
The African & Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) [Organisations] The African & Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) [diasporic religion african religion africa]
The American Academy of Religion (AAR) [Organisations] The American Academy of Religion (AAR) [religious studies]
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) [Websites Organisations] The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) [religious studies data]
The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion [Organisations] The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion [classical studies etruscan religion roman religion greek religion material religion]
The Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion (BCSR) [Organisations] The Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion (BCSR) [religious studies]
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs [Organisations] The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs [georgetown university international relations diplomacy peace]
The Bible [Texts] The Bible
The Bridge Initiative [Websites Organisations] The Bridge Initiative [georgetown university interfaith islamophobia islam]
The British Association for Jewish Studies [Organisations] The British Association for Jewish Studies [jewish studies judaism]
The Candler Foundry [Organisations] The Candler Foundry [christianity christian theology online courses education]
The Classical Ideas Podcast [Podcasts] The Classical Ideas Podcast
The Database of Religious History [Websites] The Database of Religious History
The Diamond Approach [Traditions] The Diamond Approach [new religious movements]
The Druze faith [Traditions] The Druze faith [Druze Faith Druze Religion Monotheism Reincarnation Esoteric Beliefs Middle Eastern Religions Spiritual Practices Religious Studies Druze Community Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Indigenous Religions Religious History Cultural Heritage Druze Ethics Animism Lebanon Syria Israel]
The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) [Organisations] The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) [western esotericism esotericism]
The Faith and Belief Forum: Podcast [Podcasts] The Faith and Belief Forum: Podcast
The Folklore Society [Organisations] The Folklore Society [folklore folktales fairy tales myths legends folk religion material culture plantlore weather lore]
The Global Philosophy of Religion Project [Websites] The Global Philosophy of Religion Project [religious studies philosophy philosophy of religion]
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion [Books] The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion [comparative religion mythology]
The Indian Theogony [Books] The Indian Theogony [hinduism india comparative mythology]
The Institute of Ismaili Studies [Websites] The Institute of Ismaili Studies [islam muslim culture]
The International Association for Comparative Mythology [Organisations] The International Association for Comparative Mythology [comparative mythology mythology]
The International Church of Cannabis [Traditions] The International Church of Cannabis [elevationism new religious movements entheogens]
The Irish Network for the Study of Esotericism and Paganism [Organisations] The Irish Network for the Study of Esotericism and Paganism [esotericism paganism ireland]
The Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture (RMDC) [Journals] The Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture (RMDC) [religious studies digital internet media]
The Journal of Religion, Nature and Culture [Journals] The Journal of Religion, Nature and Culture [religious studies social science cognitive science nature]
The Last Days of Socrates [Books] The Last Days of Socrates [greece philosophy]
The Life of Milarepa [Books] The Life of Milarepa [tibet buddhism biography]
the netherlands the netherlands
The Online Centre for Religious Studies [Organisations] The Online Centre for Religious Studies [religious studies]
The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies [Organisations] The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies [buddhist studies pali buddhism]
The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast [Podcasts] The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast
The Pañcadaśī [Texts] The Pañcadaśī [hinduism vedanta advaita vedanta]
The Phenomenology of Religion as Philosophical Anthropology [Conferences] The Phenomenology of Religion as Philosophical Anthropology [religious studies phenomenology]
The Pluralism Project [Websites Organisations] The Pluralism Project [religious studies]
The Psi Encyclopedia [Websites] The Psi Encyclopedia [parapsychology psi psychic phenomena esp psychokenesis possession past lives mediums psychics hauntings apparitions ghosts poltergeists out of body experiences near death experiences remote viewing telepathy lucid dreaming]
The RE Podcast [Podcasts] The RE Podcast [religious education]
The Religion and State Project [Research Projects] The Religion and State Project [politics religious studies]
The Religious Education Council of England and Wales [Organisations] The Religious Education Council of England and Wales [wales england religious education]
The Religious Experience of Mankind [Books] The Religious Experience of Mankind [comparative religion]
The Religious Freedom Institute [Websites Organisations] The Religious Freedom Institute [religious freedom]
The Religious Studies Project [Podcasts] The Religious Studies Project
The Sacred [Podcasts] The Sacred
The Sanskrit Studies Podcast [Podcasts] The Sanskrit Studies Podcast [history philosophy linguistics language india yoga hinduism indology sanskrit]
The Science of Self-Realization [Books] The Science of Self-Realization [bhakti yoga vaishnavism iskcon]
The Serpent Power [Books] The Serpent Power [yoga kundalini hinduism india]
The Sharia and Islamic Law: An Introduction [Online Courses] The Sharia and Islamic Law: An Introduction [islam sharia fiqh]
The Shiloh Project [Organisations] The Shiloh Project [religious studies feminism rape culture]
The Society for the Study of Chinese Religions (SSCR) [Organisations] The Society for the Study of Chinese Religions (SSCR) [china chinese religion]
The Study of Religion: An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods [Books] The Study of Religion: An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods [religious studies world religions]
The Theravada Studies Group [Organisations] The Theravada Studies Group [buddhism theravada]
The Treasury of Lives [Websites] The Treasury of Lives [buddhism tibet]
The Upanishads [Books] The Upanishads [hinduism]
The Varieties of Religious Experience [Books] The Varieties of Religious Experience [religious studies world religions religious experience]
The World Religions Paradigm [Perspectives] The World Religions Paradigm [religious studies]
Theogony and Works and Days [Books] Theogony and Works and Days [greece mythology]
theology theology
theravada theravada
Theravada Buddhism [Traditions] Theravada Buddhism [buddhism india theravada theravada buddhism]
theravada buddhism theravada buddhism
Thomas Aquinas [Figures] Thomas Aquinas [christianity]
Tib Shelf [Websites] Tib Shelf [texts translation tibet buddhism]
tibet tibet
tibetan tibetan
tibetan buddhism tibetan buddhism
tibetan texts tibetan texts
Torah [Texts] Torah [judaism]
Traditions Traditions
translation translation
translations translations
Transmission of Religion across Generations [Research Projects] Transmission of Religion across Generations [families generations canada religious studies]
trees trees
Trimarga [Practices] Trimarga [moksha liberation hinduism]
Trimurti [Concepts] Trimurti [hinduism]
Trinity [Concepts] Trinity [christianity]
triratna triratna
TRS-UK [Organisations] TRS-UK [theology religious studies united kingdom uk higher education university]
Tu BiShvat [Occasions] Tu BiShvat [new year trees judaism israel]
ufo ufo
uk uk
Umbanda [Traditions] Umbanda
Understanding Religion Understanding Religion
united kingdom united kingdom
united nations united nations
university university
university of ottawa university of ottawa
Upanishads [Texts] Upanishads [hinduism]
usa usa
Vaishnavism [Traditions] Vaishnavism [hinduism vaishnavism]
vaishnavism vaishnavism
vajrajana vajrajana
Vajrajana Buddhism [Traditions] Vajrajana Buddhism [buddhism vajrajana vajrayana buddhism]
vajrayana buddhism vajrayana buddhism
vedanta vedanta
Vedas [Texts] Vedas [hinduism]
Videos Videos
vietnam vietnam
violence violence
vivekananda vivekananda
wales wales
Wana people [Traditions] Wana people [indigenous]
weather lore weather lore
Websites Websites
weed weed
Wendy Doniger [Scholars] Wendy Doniger
western esotericism western esotericism
What is religion? [Questions] What is religion?
What is religious literacy? [Questions] What is religious literacy? [religious studies religious literacy]
What is religious studies? [Questions] What is religious studies? [religious studies]
What makes a place sacred? [Questions] What makes a place sacred? [sacred place geography]
Who creates religion? [Questions] Who creates religion? [religious studies]
Why Religion Matters: Religious Literacy, Culture and Diversity [Online Courses] Why Religion Matters: Religious Literacy, Culture and Diversity [religious studies religious literacy]
Wicca [Traditions] Wicca [wicca pagan witch paganism]
wicca wicca
wine wine
Wise Studies Podcast [Podcasts] Wise Studies Podcast
witch witch
women women
Woolf Research [Podcasts] Woolf Research
World History Encyclopedia [Websites] World History Encyclopedia [culture history]
world religions world religions
worldviews worldviews
Worldviews in Religious Education [Reports] Worldviews in Religious Education [religious education worldviews]
Worldviews in Religious Education launch [Videos] Worldviews in Religious Education launch [religious education worldviews]
Worldviews: A Multidisciplinary Report [Reports] Worldviews: A Multidisciplinary Report [worldviews religious education]
Worship [Practices] Worship
Yazidism [Traditions] Yazidism
YHWH [Figures] YHWH [deities]
Yoga [Practices] Yoga [yoga hinduism]
yoga yoga
Yogic Studies [Websites Organisations] Yogic Studies [yogic studies hindu philosophy sanskrit hinduism yoga]
yogic studies yogic studies
Yoginī temples and their antecedents: reassessing the textual evidence [Videos] Yoginī temples and their antecedents: reassessing the textual evidence [yoga]
young people young people
Youtube Channels Youtube Channels
YS 101 | An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Yoga [Online Courses] YS 101 | An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Yoga [yogic studies yoga hinduism]
YS 117 | Karma, Rebirth, and Liberation [Online Courses] YS 117 | Karma, Rebirth, and Liberation [yogic studies hinduism buddhism jainism moksha liberation rebirth karma]
zen zen
Zoroaster [Figures] Zoroaster [zoroastrianism iran]
Zoroastrianism [Traditions] Zoroastrianism [zoroastrianism iran]
zoroastrianism zoroastrianism
Émile Durkheim [Scholars] Émile Durkheim