Religion And Literature

1. History Of The Field And Theoretical Issue
2. The Expoloration Of Origins
3. The Interpretive Tradition Of Literature And Religion
4. The Language And Literature Of Worship
5. The Literary Structres Of Religious Text Genres
6. Religious Dimesions Of Literary Text Genres
7. The Great Themes Of Literature And Religion
8. Interations New Challenges To And From Other Fields

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Religion and literature contains selections from more than seventy sources, ranging from the ancient classics, the Bible, Western materpieces, and contemporary literature. Study questions for each chapter appear at the end of the book. The insights of two internationally renowned scholars in the field of religion and literature provide a magisterial and accessible entree into this important acedemic discipline. Religion and Literature is destined to become a classic in its own right.