Theory and method in the study of religion twenty five years on / [electronic resource] :
edited by Aaron W. Hughes.
- Leiden : BRILL, 2013.
- 1 online resource (vii, 304 pages).
- Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion .
- Supplements to Method & theory in the study of religion. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theory and method in the study of religion : twenty five years on / Inaugural editorial / Pulling no punches: taking aim at the Eliadean paradigm / How historical is the history of paradigms? / Alleviating the Eliade effect: Neil McMullin's critique of Mircea Eliade's regnant discourse in the study of religion / The Encyclopedia of Religion: a critique from the perspective of the history of the Japanese religious traditions / Letters to the editors / Response to G.L. Ebersole's criticism of My critique of the Encyclopedia of Relgions / Coffee with McCuthceon: a conversation about language, pedagogy and critical pluralism / Naming the unnameable? Theological language and the academic study of religion / On "belief": a story of protectionism / On the transformation of "belief" and the domestication of "faith" in the academic study of religion / Who owns culture now? / Who owns culture? / Lincoln's clarion call for methodological solipsism / Theses on method / The rewards of redescription: an assessment of Burton Mack's influence on the study of Christian origins / On redescribing Christian origins / Taking a critical turn: reflections on Islamic studies and the relevance of John Wansbrough / The implications of, and opposition to, the methods and theories of John Wansbrough / "Don't drink the water": women, gender, and the study of religion / The category of gender in the study of religion / Postmodern critiques still challenge the study of religion / Global perspectives on methodology in the study of religion / Aaron W. Hughes -- Ann Baranowksi and John Morgan -- Matt Sheedy -- Robert A. Segal -- James B. Apple -- Neil McMullin -- Gary L. Ebersole -- Neil McMullin -- Rebekka King -- Russell T. McCutcheon -- Craig Martin -- Donald Wiebe -- Emma Cohen -- Robert N. McCauley and E. Thomas Lawson -- Steven Engler and Mark Q. Gardiner -- Bruce Lincoln -- Sarah E. Rollens -- Burton L. Mack -- Yasmin Merchant -- Herbert Berg -- Jennifer Hall -- Darlene Juschka -- Ella Paldam -- Armin W. Geertz. Part one. Part two. Part three. Part four. Part five. Part six. Part seven. Part eight. Part nine. Part ten.
This volume reflects on current debates in the academic study of religion by reprinting select articles form the Brill journal Method and Theory in the Study of Religions, currently in its 25th volume, and asking a group of younger scholars to comment on them.