Cultural Approaches to Studying Religion (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction to Theories and Methods
Redaktion: Minister, M. Cooper; Bloesch, Sarah J.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Examining the analytic tools of scholars in religious studies, as well as in related disciplines that have shaped the field, this updated textbook includes cultural approaches from anthropology, history, literature, and critical studies in race, sexuality, and gender.

Each chapter is written by a leading scholar and includes:
the biographical and historical context of each theorist
their approaches and key writings
analysis and evaluation of each theory
a list of key terms
suggested further reading

Part One: Comparative Approaches considers how major features such as taboo, texts, myths, and ritual work across religious traditions. This section explores the work of Mary Douglas, Phyllis Trible, Wendy Doniger, Catherine Bell and, new to this edition, Tomoko Masuzawa, whose contributions reveal the colonialist assumptions of the comparative, world religions model.

Part Two: Examining Particularities analyzes the comparative approach through the work of Alice Walker, Charles Long, and Caroline Walker Bynum, who all suggest that the specifics of race, body, place and time must be considered.

Part Three: Expanding Boundaries examines Gloria Anzaldúa's language of religion, as well as the work of
Judith Butler on performative, queer theories of religion, Saba Mahmood, whose work considers postcolonial religious encounters, secularism, and the relationship between "East" and "West". New to this edition is Jasbir Puar's work on work on affect, gender, sexuality, and disability.

Along with a list of key terms, each section now includes an introduction highlighting the contributions of each thinker and their relation to previous theories that dominated the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350303126
• Artikelnr.: 69138698

Autorenporträt

M. Cooper Minister is Associate Professor of Religion at Shenandoah University, USA Sarah J Bloesch is Teaching Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her teaching and research interests focus on Christianity, race, and sexuality in the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
M. Cooper Minister
(Shenandoah University
USA) and Sarah J. Bloesch
(University of North Carolina and Chapel Hill
USA) Part I: Comparative Approaches 1. The Bounds of Body
State
and Religion: Mary Douglas. Kathryn Lofton
(Yale University
USA) 2. Feminist Textual Critique: Phyllis Trible. Rhiannon Graybill
(Rhodes College
USA) 3. Myth and the Religious Imaginary: Wendy Doniger
(Laurie Patton
Middlebury College
USA) 4. Ritual and Belief: Catherine Bell
Kevin O'Neill
(University of Toronto
Canada) 5. Inventing World Religions: Tomoko Masuzawa
Randall Styers
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
USA) Part II: Examining Particularities 6. Signifying Religion in the Modern World: Charles H. Long
(Juan Floyd-Thomas
Vanderbilt University
USA) 7. Womanist Religious Interpretation: Alice Walker
Caroline Medine
(University of Georgia
USA) 8. Gender and Materiality: Caroline Walker Bynum
Jessica A. Boon
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
USA) Part III: Expanding Boundaries 9. Mestiza Language of Religion: Gloria Anzaldúa
Joseph Winters
(Duke University
USA) 10. Peformative
Queer Theories of Religion: Judith Butler
Ellen T Armour
(Vanderbilt University
USA) and Sarah J. Bloesch
(University of North Carolina and Chapel Hill
USA) 11. Disrupting Secular Power and the Study of Religion: Saba Mahmood
Sher Ali Tareen
(Franklin and Marshall College
USA) 12. Transnational Sexualities and Religion: Jasbir Puar
Jacob Lau
(California State University
Northridge
USA) Bibliography Index