Table of Contents

Part 1: Religious Traditions
1. Buddhism, Maria Heim
2. Islam, Anna Gade
3. Hinduism, June McDaniel
4. Japanese Religion, Gary Ebersole
5. Judaism, Joel Gereboff
6. Christianity, Andrew Tallon
7. New Religious Movements, Doug Cowan

Part 2: Religious Life
8. Ritual, Pamela Klassen
9. Sexuality, Jeffrey Kripal
10. Gender, Melissa Raphael
11. Music, Frank Burch Brown
12. Material Culture, John Kieschnick

Part 3: Emotional States
13. Ecstasy, Helene Basu and Angelika Malinar
14. Terror, Harvey Whitehouse
15. Hope, W. Watts Miller
16. Melancholy, Julius Rubin
17. Love, Nancy Martin and Joseph Runzo
18. Hatred, John Corrigan

Part 4: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives
19. Augustine, James Wetzel
20. Medieval Mysticism, Niklaus Largier
21. Kierkegaard, David Kangas
22. Jonathan Edwards, Michael McClymond
23. William James, Jeremy Carrette
24. Durkheim, W.S.F. Pickering
25. Schleirmacher and Otto, Jacqueline Mariña
26. Constructivism and its Critics, John Kloos
27. Emotions Research and Religious Experience, Robert Roberts

About the Author

John Corrigan is the Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of History at the Florida State University.

Reviews

"A rich and valuable kaleidoscopic overview." --Religious Studies Review