Theory and method in the study of religion : twenty five years on / edited by Aaron W. Hughes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-

Series:

Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 1.

Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 2214-3270 ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Methodology.

Religion.

Religion--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Theory and Method are two words that cause considerable consternation in the academic study of religion. Although everyone claims to be aware of and to engage them, the fact of the matter is that they remain poorly understood. Some see the terms as irritants that get in the way of data interpretation and translation. Others may invoke them sporadically to appear in vogue but then return quickly and myopically to their material and with little concern for the larger issues that such terms raise. To contribute to these debates, the present volume reproduces select articles from Method and Theory in the Study of Religion (MTSR) from the first 25 volumes of the journal, and allows a group of younger scholars to introduce and review them, asking if the issues raised are still relevant to the field. Read the Inaugural Editorial now, please click here .

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Aaron W. Hughes

Theory and Method in the Study of Religion: Twenty-Five Years On / Aaron W. Hughes

Inaugural Editorial / Ann Baranowksi and John Morgan

Pulling No Punches: Taking Aim at the Eliadean Paradigm / Matt Sheedy

How Historical is the History of Religions? / Robert A. Segal

Alleviating the Eliade Effect: Neil McMullin’s Critique of Mircea Eliade’s Regnant Discourse in the Study of Religion / James B. Apple

The Encyclopedia of Religion: A Critique From the Perspective of the History of the Japanese Religious Traditions / Neil McMullin

Letter to the Editors / Gary L. Ebersole

Response to G. L. Ebersole’s Criticism of My Critique of the Encyclopedia of Religions / Neil McMullin

Coffee with McCutcheon: A Conversation about Language, Pedagogy and Critical Pluralism / Rebekka King

Naming the Unnameable? Theological Language and the Academic Study of Religion / Russell T. McCutcheon

On “Belief”: A Story of Protectionism / Craig Martin

On the Transformation of “Belief” and the Domestication of “Faith” in the Academic Study of Religion / Donald Wiebe

Who Owns Culture Now? / Emma Cohen

Who Owns “Culture”? / Robert N. McCauley and E. Thomas Lawson

Lincoln’s Clarion Call for Methodological Solipsism / Steven Engler and Mark Q. Gardiner

Theses on Method / Bruce Lincoln

The Rewards of Redescription: An Assessment of Burton Mack’s Influence on the Study of Christian Origins / Sarah E. Rollens

On Redescribing Christian Origins / Burton L. Mack

Taking a Critical Turn: Reflections on Islamic Studies and the Relevance of John Wansbrough / Yasmin Merchant

The Implications of, and Opposition to, the Methods and Theories of John Wansbrough / Herbert Berg

“Don’t Drink the Water”: Women, Gender, and the Study of Religion / Jennifer Hall

The Category of Gender in the Study of Religion / Darlene Juschka

Postmodern Critiques Still Challenge the Study of Religion / Ella Paldam

Global Perspectives on Methodology in the Study of Religion / Armin W. Geertz

List of Contributors / Aaron W. Hughes

Index / Aaron W. Hughes.

Notes:

List of ContributorsIndex.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-25757-8

OCLC:

861081397

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004257573 DOI