عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA121572
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Too Much, Too Little, or the Wrong Kind of 'Theory' in the Study of Religions?
General Material Designation
[Article]
First Statement of Responsibility
Christopher M. Kavanagh
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
In response to the recent publication of Theory In a Time of Excess this article offers an outsider perspective on the theoretical issues raised and why they are ultimately unlikely to be resolved. The article argues that there is a widespread problematic tendency to equate theory with a specific category of critical theory that tautologically restricts the theoretical boundaries of the study of religion field and neglects the contributions of more empirically inclined theorists. In a similar manner, essentialising narratives about the Cognitive Science of Religion that portray the field as unified and monolithic are highlighted and the validity of such critiques is questioned. In response to the recent publication of Theory In a Time of Excess this article offers an outsider perspective on the theoretical issues raised and why they are ultimately unlikely to be resolved. The article argues that there is a widespread problematic tendency to equate theory with a specific category of critical theory that tautologically restricts the theoretical boundaries of the study of religion field and neglects the contributions of more empirically inclined theorists. In a similar manner, essentialising narratives about the Cognitive Science of Religion that portray the field as unified and monolithic are highlighted and the validity of such critiques is questioned.
SET
Date of Publication
2018
Physical description
463-471
Title
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
Volume Number
30/4-5
International Standard Serial Number
1570-0682
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
cognitive science of religion
Subject Term
critical theory
Subject Term
General
Subject Term
methodology
Subject Term
Religious Studies
Subject Term
review
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Christopher M. Kavanagh
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
Call Number
10.1163/15700682-12341439
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Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب p
[Article]
275578
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