TY - BOOK ID - 79453547 TI - The Routledge companion to literature and religion PY - 2016 SN - 9780415834056 9780203498910 9781135051082 9781135051099 9780367365608 PB - London ;New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Religious studies KW - Literature KW - Religion and literature KW - Religion in literature KW - Religion in drama KW - Religion in poetry KW - Literature and religion KW - Moral and religious aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:79453547 AB - This unique and comprehensive volume looks at the study of literature and religion from a contemporary, critical perspective. Including discussion of global literature and world religions, this Companion looks at:key moments in the story of religion and literary studies from Matthew Arnold through to the impact of 9/11;a variety of theoretical approaches to the study of religion and literature;different ways that religion and literature are connected, from overtly religious writing to subtle religious readings;analysis of key sacred texts and the way they have been studied, re-written, and questioned by literature;political implications of work on religion and literature.Thoroughly introduced and contextualized, this volume is an engaging introduction to this huge and complex field. ER -