{"product_id":"alternative-conceptions-of-the-spiritual-polytheism-animism-and-more-in-contemporary-philosophy-of-religion-9781350382657","title":"Alternative Conceptions of the Spiritual: Polytheism, Animism, and More in Contemporary Philosophy of Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalytic philosophy of religion and philosophical theology are known for being focused on issues pertaining specifically to Judeo-Christian theism. \u003c\/b\u003eThis volume answers the call for novel work on a broader range of ideas about the spiritual, engaging with key concepts and neglected recent literature from other traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlternative Conceptions of the Spiritual \u003c\/i\u003eengages with polytheism, animism, panspiritism and theophanism as propounded by recent philosophers and members of lesser-known spiritual traditions and new religious movements. Summarizing and assessing their core ideas and arguments with both clarity and sympathy, Dumsday combines respectful dialogue with logical rigour. Providing an accessible introduction to a rich and nuanced set of traditions largely overlooked in contemporary philosophical scholarship, the work will be welcomed by philosophers, theologians and students of new religious movements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravis Dumsday\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDispositionalism and the Metaphysics of Science\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eAssisted Suicide in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) and \u003ci\u003eThe Marian Apparitions at Zeitoun \u003c\/i\u003e(2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893151666450,"sku":"9781350382657","price":131.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08845753-c67b-4acf-9aa5-b3e0ebf96d39.jpg?v=1738223914","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alternative-conceptions-of-the-spiritual-polytheism-animism-and-more-in-contemporary-philosophy-of-religion-9781350382657","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}