This collection of essays argues that the study of religion must be rethought as an ordinary aspect of social, historical existence, a stance that makes the scholar of religion a critic of cultural and historical practices rather than a caretaker of religious tradition or a font of timeless wisdom and deep meaning.
This collection of essays argues that the study of religion must be rethought as an ordinary aspect of social, historical existence, a stance that makes the scholar of religion a critic of cultural and historical practices rather than a caretaker of religious tradition or a font of timeless wisdom and deep meaning.
Russell T. McCutcheon is University Research Professor and, for 18 years, was the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, USA. His publications include a variety of works on the history of the field, the everyday effects of the category "religion," along with a number of practical resources for scholars, teachers, and students.
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Foreword to the Second Edition Acknowledgments to the First Edition Acknowledgments to the Second Edition Copyright Permissions Introduction to the Second Edition Part I. Background 1. "Not Nearly Critical Enough": Studying Religion as Part of the Humanities Part II. Redescribing Religion as Something Ordinary Introduction to Chapter 2 2. More than a Shapeless Beast: Lumbering Through the Academy with the Study of Religion Introduction to Chapter 3 3. Redescribing "Religion" as Social Formation: Toward a Social Theory of Religion Part III. Dispatches from the Theory Wars Introduction to Chapter 4 4. Writing a History of God: "Just the Same Game Wherever You Go" Introduction to Chapter 5 5. Explaining the Sacred: Theorizing on Religion in the Late Twentieth Century Introduction to Chapter 6 6. "We're All Stuck Somewhere": Taming Ethnocentrism and Trans-Cultural Understandings Introduction to Chapter 7 7. The Economics of Spiritual Luxury: The Glittering Lobby and the Parliament of Religions Introduction to Chapter 8 8. "My Theory of the Brontosaurus...": Postmodernism and "Theory" of Religion Part IV. Culture Critics and Caretakers Introduction to Chapters 9 and 10 9. A Default of Critical Intelligence? The Scholar of Religion as Public Intellectual 10. Talking Past Each Other: Public Intellectuals Revisited Part V. Going Public: Teaching Theory Introduction to Chapters 11-14 11. Our "Special Promise" as Teachers: Scholars of Religion and the Politics of Tolerance 12. Redescribing "Religion and..." Film: Teaching the Insider/Outsider Problem 13. Methods and Theories in the Classroom: Teaching the Study of Myths and Rituals 14. Theorizing in the Introductory Course: A Survey of Resources Part VI. This Messy Mix of Historical Human Performance Afterword to the Second Edition Bibliography Index
Foreword to the Second Edition Acknowledgments to the First Edition Acknowledgments to the Second Edition Copyright Permissions Introduction to the Second Edition Part I. Background 1. "Not Nearly Critical Enough": Studying Religion as Part of the Humanities Part II. Redescribing Religion as Something Ordinary Introduction to Chapter 2 2. More than a Shapeless Beast: Lumbering Through the Academy with the Study of Religion Introduction to Chapter 3 3. Redescribing "Religion" as Social Formation: Toward a Social Theory of Religion Part III. Dispatches from the Theory Wars Introduction to Chapter 4 4. Writing a History of God: "Just the Same Game Wherever You Go" Introduction to Chapter 5 5. Explaining the Sacred: Theorizing on Religion in the Late Twentieth Century Introduction to Chapter 6 6. "We're All Stuck Somewhere": Taming Ethnocentrism and Trans-Cultural Understandings Introduction to Chapter 7 7. The Economics of Spiritual Luxury: The Glittering Lobby and the Parliament of Religions Introduction to Chapter 8 8. "My Theory of the Brontosaurus...": Postmodernism and "Theory" of Religion Part IV. Culture Critics and Caretakers Introduction to Chapters 9 and 10 9. A Default of Critical Intelligence? The Scholar of Religion as Public Intellectual 10. Talking Past Each Other: Public Intellectuals Revisited Part V. Going Public: Teaching Theory Introduction to Chapters 11-14 11. Our "Special Promise" as Teachers: Scholars of Religion and the Politics of Tolerance 12. Redescribing "Religion and..." Film: Teaching the Insider/Outsider Problem 13. Methods and Theories in the Classroom: Teaching the Study of Myths and Rituals 14. Theorizing in the Introductory Course: A Survey of Resources Part VI. This Messy Mix of Historical Human Performance Afterword to the Second Edition Bibliography Index
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