Contemporary Theories of Religion: A Critical Companion

Interest in theories of religion has never been greater. While anthropologists, archaeologists, classicists, evolutionary biologists, philosophers, psychiatrists, and scholars of religion have presented new theories in academic publications, 'New Atheists' such as Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett have brought the debate to wider audiences. For everyone eager to understand the current state of the field, Contemporary Theories of Religion surveys the neglected landscape in its totality.

Michael Stausberg is Professor of Religion at the University of Bergen (Norway). Recent publications include Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism (2008) and Theorizing Rituals (co-editor, 2 vols. 2006-2007). He is the European editor of the journal Religion.