The Bloomsbury Reader in Cultural Approaches to the Study of Religion / (Record no. 6723)
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| ISBN | 9781350039803 |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
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| Classification number | 200.7 |
| Item number | BloB |
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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. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiii, 248p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| 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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