A cutting-edge introduction to contemporary religious studies theory, connecting theory to data.
This innovative coursebook introduces students to interdisciplinary theoretical tools for understanding contemporary religiously diverse societies—both Western and non-Western. Using a case-study model, the text considers:
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This innovative coursebook introduces students to interdisciplinary theoretical tools for understanding contemporary religiously diverse societies—both Western and non-Western. Using a case-study model, the text considers:
- A wide and diverse array of contemporary issues, questions, and critical approaches to the study of religion relevant to students and scholars
- A variety of theoretical approaches, including decolonial, feminist, hermeneutical, poststructuralist, and phenomenological analyses
- Current debates on whether the term "religion" is meaningful
- Many key issues about the study of religion, including the insider-outsider debate, material religion, and lived religion
- Plural and religiously diverse societies, including the theological ideas of traditions and the political and social questions that arise for those living alongside adherents of other religions
Understanding Religion: Theories and Methods for Studying Religiously Diverse Societies
A cutting-edge introduction to contemporary religious studies theory, connecting theory to data.
This innovative coursebook introduces students to interdisciplinary theoretical tools for understanding contemporary religiously diverse societies—both Western and non-Western. Using a case-study model, the text considers:
This innovative coursebook introduces students to interdisciplinary theoretical tools for understanding contemporary religiously diverse societies—both Western and non-Western. Using a case-study model, the text considers:
- A wide and diverse array of contemporary issues, questions, and critical approaches to the study of religion relevant to students and scholars
- A variety of theoretical approaches, including decolonial, feminist, hermeneutical, poststructuralist, and phenomenological analyses
- Current debates on whether the term "religion" is meaningful
- Many key issues about the study of religion, including the insider-outsider debate, material religion, and lived religion
- Plural and religiously diverse societies, including the theological ideas of traditions and the political and social questions that arise for those living alongside adherents of other religions
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ISBN-13: | 9780520970861 |
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Publisher: | University of California Press |
Publication date: | 02/23/2021 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 584 |
Sales rank: | 961,816 |
File size: | 5 MB |
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