To what extent is religion inherently textual? What might the term 'textual' mean in relation to religious faith and practice? These are the two key questions addressed by the eleven thought-provoking essays collected in this volume. This book discloses (within the context of religion) the various ways in which meaning can be read of more or less o
To what extent is religion inherently textual? What might the term 'textual' mean in relation to religious faith and practice? These are the two key questions addressed by the eleven thought-provoking essays collected in this volume. This book discloses (within the context of religion) the various ways in which meaning can be read of more or less o
Elisabeth Arweck is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick, UK. She is Editor (with Peter Clarke) of the Journal of Contemporary Religion and has published Researching New Religious Movements: Responses and Redefinitions (2006), Theorizing Faith: The Insider/Outsider Problem in the Study of Ritual (2002) with Martin Stringer, and New Religious Movements in Western Europe: An Annotated Bibliography (1997) with Peter Clarke. Peter Collins is Lecturer in Anthropology at Durham University, UK. His recent publications include Religion, Identity and Change: Perspectives on Global Transformations (2004), and Locating the Field: Space, Place and Context in Anthropology (2006), both with Simon Coleman.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: Foreword, James A. Beckford Reading Religion in Text and Context: an introduction, Peter Collins and Elisabeth Arweck Catholicism and freedom: Dignitatis humanae - the text and its reception, James Sweeney The left behind series as sacred text?, Malcolm Gold Secularization: human rights and sacred texts, Paul Chambers Relics and 'Baraka': devotion to the Prophet Muhammad among Sufis in Nottingham, UK, Ian G. Williams Text and context in Sikkim, India, Vibha Arora Making a joyful noise: the multiple forms and functions of music in modern revivalism, Nancy A. Schaefer Reinventing Melchizedek: interpretations of traditional religious texts in the seminary context, Ewan Ingleby Reading religious architecture, Peter Collins Textuality and embodiment among charismatic Christians, Simon Coleman The case of the left hand: the location of religion in an everyday text, Kim Knott Index.
Contents: Foreword, James A. Beckford Reading Religion in Text and Context: an introduction, Peter Collins and Elisabeth Arweck Catholicism and freedom: Dignitatis humanae - the text and its reception, James Sweeney The left behind series as sacred text?, Malcolm Gold Secularization: human rights and sacred texts, Paul Chambers Relics and 'Baraka': devotion to the Prophet Muhammad among Sufis in Nottingham, UK, Ian G. Williams Text and context in Sikkim, India, Vibha Arora Making a joyful noise: the multiple forms and functions of music in modern revivalism, Nancy A. Schaefer Reinventing Melchizedek: interpretations of traditional religious texts in the seminary context, Ewan Ingleby Reading religious architecture, Peter Collins Textuality and embodiment among charismatic Christians, Simon Coleman The case of the left hand: the location of religion in an everyday text, Kim Knott Index.
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