The Bloomsbury Reader in Cultural Approaches to the Study of Religion / (Record no. 6723)

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ISBN 9781350039803
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Title The Bloomsbury Reader in Cultural Approaches to the Study of Religion /
Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Sarah J. Bloesch and Meredith Minister
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Place of publication Great Britain :
Name of publisher Bloomsbury Academic,
Year of publication ©2018.
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Number of Pages xiii, 248p.
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Summary, etc This is the first reader to gather primary sources from influential theorists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in one place, presenting the wide-ranging and nuanced theoretical debates occurring in the field of religious studies. Each chapter focuses on a major theorist and contains:<br/><br/>· an introduction contextualizing their key ideas<br/>· one or two selections representative of the theorist's innovative methodological approach(es)<br/>· discussion questions to extend and deepen reader engagement<br/><br/>Divided in three sections, the first part includes foundational comparative debates:<br/>· Mary Douglas's articulation of purity and impurity<br/>· Phyllis Trible's methods of reading sacred texts<br/>· Wendy Doniger's comparative mythology<br/>· Catherine Bell's reimagining of religious and secular ritual<br/><br/>The second part focuses on methodological particularity:<br/>· Alice Walker's use of narrative<br/>· Charles Long's critique of Eurocentricism<br/>· Caroline Walker Bynum's emphasis on gender and materiality<br/><br/>The third section focuses on expanding boundaries:<br/>· Gloria Anzaldúa's work on borders and languages<br/>· Judith Butler's critique of gender and sex norms<br/>· Saba Mahmood's expansion on the critique of colonialism's secularizing demands<br/><br/>Reflecting the cultural turn and extending the existing canon, this is the anthology instructors have been waiting for.<br/><br/>For further detail on the theorists discussed, please consult Cultural Approaches to Studying Religion: An Introduction to Theories and Methods, edited by Sarah J. Bloesch and Meredith Minister.
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Topical Term Religion
General subdivision Methodology
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Topical Term Religion and Culture
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Personal name Bloesch, Sarah J. [Ed.]
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Personal name Minister, Meredith [Ed.]
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