Understanding religion theories and methods for studying religiously diverse societies / Paul Hedges.
| Author/creator | Hedges, Paul, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Religion : language, law, and legacies -- Method : insider-outsider debates, phenomenology, and reflexivity -- Life : lived religion, syncretism, and hybridity -- History : historical methodology and the invention of tradition -- Power : social constructionism, habitus, and authority -- Identity : social identity theory, in-groups, out-groups, and conflict -- Colonialism : postcolonialism, orientalism, and decolonization -- Brains : the cognitive science of religion and beyond -- Bodies : material religion, embodiment, and materiality -- Gender : feminism, sexuality, and religion -- Comparison : comparative and contrastive methodologies practices -- Ritual : ritualization, myth, and performance ritual -- Diversity : religious borders, identities, and discourses -- Dialogue : interreligious discourse and critique -- Violence : fundamentalism, extremism, and radicalization -- Secularism : secularization, human rights, and religion -- Geography : place, the lived environment, and environmentalism -- Politics : governance, the colonial wound, and the sacred. |
| Abstract | "Understanding Religion is a cutting-edge and innovative book that introduces students to interdisciplinary theoretical tools for understanding contemporary religiously diverse societies. Using critical approaches to religion and the politics of scholarship, the book includes coverage of decolonial, feminist, hermeneutical, poststructuralist, phenomenological, and other approaches. It examines many real-life case studies, a method much used in business schools and elsewhere, but rarely found in the study of religion. This approach helps readers understand the practical application of theories"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Hedges, Paul (Paul Michael), 1970- Understanding religion Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] 9780520298897 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020032940 |
| ISBN | 9780520970861 (epub) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |