This book is now firmly established as the standard treatment of its subject. The history of comparative religion is traced in detail from its beginnings in the nineteenth century, in the work of scholars such as Max Muller and anthropologists - such as Tylor, Lang, Robertson-Smith and Frazer - through the American psychologists of religion - such as Starbuck, Leuba, William James - to the period after the First World War, when the evolutionary approach was seriously called into question. It also examines the relevance of religion to Freud and Jung; the 'phenomenology of religion'; the tensions between comparative religion and theology; and the work of such outstanding personalities as Nathan Soderblom and Rudolf Otto. The last two chapters review the main issues raised since the Second World War.

本書從具像的觀點，結合物質文化與靈媒研究，從鄉村與都市情境中探討民間宗教的意涵。第一部分以台灣鄉村的田野調查為基礎，從神像與乩童分析漢人民間宗教中靈力的概念與展現的形式，並以此說明漢人靈力的文化概念。第二部分，作者隨著村民從鄉村移往都市，探討移民在面對都市生活種種困難時，如何透過改造原鄉宗教，發展出新的都市宗教形式以面對快速變遷的都市情境。提供我們一個理解台灣民間宗教從鄉村到都市的動態樣貌，呈現了台灣民間宗教發展更整體的圖像。
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毕尔麦尔的《教会史》（三卷本）是20世纪德国最具影响的基督宗教历史经典，先后再版18次。
《近代教会史》客观、全面论述了基督宗教（天主教、新教、东正教）在欧洲乃至世界的传播情况。包括基督宗教与政治、文化的关系，神学理论与礼仪，教会在现代社会中的发展转变及其地位和贡献。
《近代教会史》资料丰富，条理分明，深入浅出，通俗易懂。
毕尔麦尔等编著的《近代教会史》不仅仅叙述教会“内部”的发展，而且也从文化、社会道德和政治的角度来分析基督宗教在欧洲历史上的影响和发展。是一部很完整的教会史教科书，也值得中国的大学生和研究基督宗教历史的人参考和阅读。

Christianity has become the most practiced religion among the Chinese in America. However, but very little solid research exists on Chinese Christians and their churches. This book is the first to explore the subject from the inside, revealing how Chinese construct and reconstruct their identity—as Christians, Americans, and Chinese—in local congregations amid the radical pluralism of the late twentieth century.
Today there are more than one thousand Chinese churches in the United States, most of them Protestant evangelical congregations, bringing together diasporic Chinese from diverse origins—Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and Southeast Asian countries. Fenggang Yang finds that despite the many tensions and conflicts that exist within these congregations, most individuals find ways to integrate creatively their evangelical Christian beliefs with traditional Chinese (most Confucian) values. The church becomes a place where they can selectively assimilate into American society while simultaneously preserving Chinese values and culture.
Yang brings to this study unique experience as both participant and observer. Born in mainland China, he is a sociologist who converted to Christianity after coming to the United States. The heart of this book is an ethnographic study of a representative Chinese church, located in Washington, D.C., where he became a member. Throughout the book, Yang draws upon interviews with members of this congregation while making comparisons with other churches throughout the United States. Chinese Christians in America is an important addition to the literature on the experience of "new" immigrant communities.

宗教学这个学科是19世纪中叶开始在欧洲建立起来的。经过泰勒和弗雷泽、弗洛伊德、马克思、伊利亚德、普里查德、格尔兹等学者的努力，其理论不断完善，方法不断更新，形成了一门系统的科学。

在本書中，伊利亞德論證了神聖與世俗從本質上說即是人類生命存在的兩種基本形式或者方式，他以神聖與世俗的樣式剪裁了古代社會中的一切行為和觀念、時間、空間、節目、勞動、生活、居住、婚育、人會式……，這種神聖與世俗的樣式在伊利亞德那裡幾乎成了一種方法論，用來說明歷史，也解讀神話 ，用來分析一切神聖的現象，也用來說明所有世俗的生

本书不仅阐述了历史上各种宗教现象的发展过程，更在空间上揭示宗教的结构以及宗教对于人类的意义。
第1卷 从石器时代到厄琉西斯秘仪
第2卷 从乔达摩·悉达多到基督教的胜利
第3卷 从穆罕默德到宗教改革

在香港市區林立的唐樓中，分布著一批俗稱「道堂」或「道壇」的宗教組織，從事「扶乩」這一中國古老的降神術以及誦經活動。這類屬於道教系統的宗教團體，由於並沒有十分明顯的外部特徵，歷來不太為人所知。本書作者前往道堂實地參與觀察、訪談調查，結合道堂發行的刊物以及在香港、廣東、日本所收集的地方志、文史資料、筆記、善書等文獻資料，從信仰、功能、歷史背景與展開過程四個層面描述道堂的全貌。本書通過具有歷史視域的民族志的敍述方式，揭示出香港道堂和近現代香港以及珠江三角洲地區宗教、社會、歷史等各種因素間的錯綜關係。

《边际的共融--全球地域视角下的中国城市基督教研究》:本书主要从全球地域化的角度，探讨了中国当代基督教发展的新特点，新趋势。书中对上海、泰安、天水、温州四地的基督教堂的历史演变和现今状况做了深入细致的田野调查，依据大量数据和案例试图说明基督教做为一种普世宗教，只有与当地文化相协调、相变化、相改造，变成为一种有当地文化特色的宗教，才可能落地生根并获得发展。

Recent events—from strife in Tibet and the rapid growth of Christianity in China to the spectacular expansion of Chinese Buddhist organizations around the globe—vividly demonstrate that one cannot understand the modern Chinese world without attending closely to the question of religion. The Religious Question in Modern China highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity, from 1898 to the present.
 
Vincent Goossaert and David A. Palmer piece together the puzzle of religion in China not by looking separately at different religions in different contexts, but by writing a unified story of how religion has shaped, and in turn been shaped by, modern Chinese society. From Chinese medicine and the martial arts to communal temple cults and revivalist redemptive societies, the authors demonstrate that from the nineteenth century onward, as the Chinese state shifted, the religious landscape consistently resurfaced in a bewildering variety of old and new forms. The Religious Question in Modern China integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China’s religious history that is certain to become an indispensible reference for specialists and students alike.