Understanding religion: theories and methods for studying religiously diverse societies

Religion : language, law, and legacies -- Method : insider-outsider debates, phenomenology, and reflexivity -- Life : lived religion, syncretism, and hybridity -- History : historical methodology and the invention of tradition -- Power : social constructionism, habitus, and authority -- Identity : s...

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Main Author: Hedges, Paul 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2021]
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Summary:Religion : language, law, and legacies -- Method : insider-outsider debates, phenomenology, and reflexivity -- Life : lived religion, syncretism, and hybridity -- History : historical methodology and the invention of tradition -- Power : social constructionism, habitus, and authority -- Identity : social identity theory, in-groups, out-groups, and conflict -- Colonialism : postcolonialism, orientalism, and decolonization -- Brains : the cognitive science of religion and beyond -- Bodies : material religion, embodiment, and materiality -- Gender : feminism, sexuality, and religion -- Comparison : comparative and contrastive methodologies practices -- Ritual : ritualization, myth, and performance ritual -- Diversity : religious borders, identities, and discourses -- Dialogue : interreligious discourse and critique -- Violence : fundamentalism, extremism, and radicalization -- Secularism : secularization, human rights, and religion -- Geography : place, the lived environment, and environmentalism -- Politics : governance, the colonial wound, and the sacred.
"Understanding Religion is a cutting-edge and innovative book that introduces students to interdisciplinary theoretical tools for understanding contemporary religiously diverse societies. Using critical approaches to religion and the politics of scholarship, the book includes coverage of decolonial, feminist, hermeneutical, poststructuralist, phenomenological, and other approaches. It examines many real-life case studies, a method much used in business schools and elsewhere, but rarely found in the study of religion. This approach helps readers understand the practical application of theories"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xviii, 561 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780520298910
9780520298897

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