Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion (eBook, ePUB)

A Critical Exploration
Redaktion: Chryssides, George D.; Whitehead, Amy R.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of problematic terms, and the ways in which they should legitimately be used. Each entry considers the following:

- Why is this concept problematic?
- What are the origins of the concept?
- How is it used or misused, and by whom?
- Is it still a legitimate concept in the study of religion and, if so, what are its legitimate uses?
- Are there other concepts that are preferable when writing on religion?

Concepts covered include:

- Belief
- Religion
- Magic
- Secularisation
- Violence

This is a jargon-free indispensable resource for students and scholars that encourages the critical use of terms in the study of religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350243828
• Artikelnr.: 64116276

Autorenporträt

George D. Chryssides is Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at York St John University, UK. His publications include The Study of Religion (Bloomsbury, 2014) and The Bloomsbury Companion to Studying Christians (Bloomsbury, 2020). Amy Whitehead is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Massey University, New Zealand. Her publications include Religious Statues and Personhood: Testing the Role of Materiality (Bloomsbury, 2013) and she is the managing editor for Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Table of Acronyms 1. Belief
Nicholas Campion (University of Wales
Trinity Saint David
UK) 2. Charisma
Edward Irons (Hong Kong Institute for Commerce
Culture and Religion) 3. Conversion
David G. Bromley (Virginia Commonwealth University
USA) 4. Cult
Benjamin E. Zeller (Lake Forest College
USA) 5. Diaspora
Kim Knott (University of Lancaster
UK) 6. Folk Religion
Marion Bowman (Open University
UK) 7. Fundamentalism
Camille Kaminski Lewis (Furman University
USA) 8. Guru
Stephen Jacobs (University of Wolverhampton
UK) 9. Indigenous Religions
Graham Harvey (Open University
UK) 10. Magic
Angela Puca (Leeds Trinity University
UK) 11. Millennialism
Catherine Wessinger (Loyola University New Orleans
USA) 12. Myth
Gregory W. Dawes (University of Otago
New Zealand) 13. New Age
Shai Feraro (University of Haifa
Israel) 14. New Religious Movement
George D. Chryssides (York St John University
UK) 15. Pilgrimage
Carole Cusack (University of Sydney
Australia) 16. Prophecy
George D. Chryssides (York St John University
UK) 17. Religion
David Morgan (Duke University
USA) 18. Secularization
Titus Hjelm (University of Helsinki
Finland) 19. Spirituality
Steven Sutcliffe (University of Edinburgh
UK) 20. Superstition
Amy R. Whitehead (Massey University
New Zealand) 21. Syncretism
Bettina Schmidt (University of Wales
Trinity Saint David
UK) 22. Violence
Negar Partow (Massey University
New Zealand) 23. World Religion
Teemu Taira (University of Helsinki
Finland) 24. Worship
Christina Welch (University of Winchester
UK) 25. Case Study
(York St John University
UK) and Amy R. Whitehead (Massey University
New Zealand) Bibliography Index