Methodology in religious studies : the interface with women's studies / edited by Arvind Sharma.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharma, Arvind.

Series:

McGill studies in the history of religions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Study and teaching.

Religion.

Women's studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Methodology in Religious Studies assesses the impact of women's studies on the various methods employed in studying religion. Since its inception in the 1860s, the study of religion as an academic discipline has evolved over time, ranging from the classically historical to the boldly hermeneutical. The women's studies movement has, since the 1980s, become part and parcel of the intellectual landscape of our times, and the study of religion has become increasingly influenced by it. What are the implications of this new development for the methodology of religious studies? Leading practitioners of psychological, theological, sociological, anthropological, phenomenological, historical, and hermeneutic approaches examine the mutually enriching interface between religious studies and women's studies, as they explore the broader issue of the interaction between method and the nature of the subject itself.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Women’s Studies in the History of Religions

From the Phenomenology of Religion to Feminism and Women’s Studies

Feminist Issues and Methods in the Anthropology of Religion

Feminist Research in the Sociology of Religion

The Impact of Women’s Studies on the Psychology of Religion

Feminist Philosophy of Religion

Methodologies in Women’s Studies and Feminist Theology

Method in Women’s Studies in Religion

About the Contributors

Index of Names

Index of Terms

Subject Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780791488713

0791488713

9780585490151

0585490155

OCLC:

61367537