Nathacha Appanah,Geoffrey Strachan: The Last Brother

The Last Brother


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Raj is oblivious to the Second World War being fought beyond his tiny exotic island. His mother is his sole company while his father works as a prison guard, so the boy thinks only of making friends. One day, from the far-away world, a ship brings to the island Jewish exiles who have been refused entry to Israel. David, a recently orphaned boy of his own age from Prague, becomes the friend that he has longed for, and Raj takes it upon himself to help David to escape from the prison. As they flee through sub-tropical forests and devastating storms, the boys battle hunger and malaria - and forge a friendship only death could destroy.

Topics include: * definitions of religion * perspectives in the study and teaching of religion * how religion began to be studied: traditional perspectives - philosophical and theological * how people experience religion: perspectives in the study of religious consciousness and perception - phenomenological and psychological * studying religion within communities: Social and cultural perspectives - anthropological, sociological, political and economic * judging religion: critical perspectives -feminist approaches, the interaction of popular literature and religion * contextual perspectives - historical and comparative. The book encourages students to think critically about the theories and methods presented. Students will The Last Brother free ebook find arguments for the strengths and limitations of these approaches, understand connections among religious studies and other intellectual movements, and develop their own ideas of how they might want to go about the study of religion. Summary boxes, a timeline, a glossary and other pedagogic aids help students grasp key concepts, along with a companion website at www.sastor.com.


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Author: Nathacha Appanah,Geoffrey Strachan
Number of Pages: 208 pages
Published Date: 03 Feb 2011
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9781849164016
Download Link: Click Here
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