Aesthetics and analysis in writing on religion
Gold, Daniel, 1947-
Aesthetics and analysis in writing on religion modern fascinations / [electronic resource] : Daniel Gold. - Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (x, 304 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Modern Dilemmas in Writing on Religion; Part One: Ambivalent Feelings; 1. Fascinated Scientists and Empathizing Theologians; 2. Finding Middle Grounds; Part Two: The Art of Writing on Religion; 3. A Creative Process; 4. Other Scholars' UFOs; 5. The Religiohistorical Sublime; Part Three: Two Truths; 6. Relating Stories about Religious Traditions; 7. Aesthetic Objects and Objective Knowledge; Part Four: Working Together; 8. Interpreting Anew and Alone: Vision and Succession in Dutch Phenomenology; 9. Explaining Together: The Excitement of Diffusionist Ideas.
Addressing a fundamental dilemma in religious studies, this text explores the tension between humanistic and social scientific approaches to thinking and writing about religion. Daniel Gold develops a line of argument that begins with the aesthetics of academic writing in the field.
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22573/cttt2d1c JSTOR
Religious literature--Authorship.
Aesthetics--Religious aspects.
Religion--Methodology.
Aesthetics--Religious aspects.
Religious literature--Authorship.
RELIGION--Education.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Aesthetics--Religious aspects.
Religion--Methodology.
Religious literature--Authorship.
Humaniora Religionsvidenskab. Teologi Teologi.
Electronic books.
BL41 / .G65 2003eb
200/.7/2
Aesthetics and analysis in writing on religion modern fascinations / [electronic resource] : Daniel Gold. - Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (x, 304 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Modern Dilemmas in Writing on Religion; Part One: Ambivalent Feelings; 1. Fascinated Scientists and Empathizing Theologians; 2. Finding Middle Grounds; Part Two: The Art of Writing on Religion; 3. A Creative Process; 4. Other Scholars' UFOs; 5. The Religiohistorical Sublime; Part Three: Two Truths; 6. Relating Stories about Religious Traditions; 7. Aesthetic Objects and Objective Knowledge; Part Four: Working Together; 8. Interpreting Anew and Alone: Vision and Succession in Dutch Phenomenology; 9. Explaining Together: The Excitement of Diffusionist Ideas.
Addressing a fundamental dilemma in religious studies, this text explores the tension between humanistic and social scientific approaches to thinking and writing about religion. Daniel Gold develops a line of argument that begins with the aesthetics of academic writing in the field.
9780520929517 0520929519 058546782X 9780585467825 9780520236134 0520236130 9780520236141 0520236149
22573/cttt2d1c JSTOR
Religious literature--Authorship.
Aesthetics--Religious aspects.
Religion--Methodology.
Aesthetics--Religious aspects.
Religious literature--Authorship.
RELIGION--Education.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Aesthetics--Religious aspects.
Religion--Methodology.
Religious literature--Authorship.
Humaniora Religionsvidenskab. Teologi Teologi.
Electronic books.
BL41 / .G65 2003eb
200/.7/2
