عنوان

Too Much, Too Little, or the Wrong Kind of 'Theory' in the Study of Religions?

شماره

LA121572

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Too Much, Too Little, or the Wrong Kind of 'Theory' in the Study of Religions?

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Christopher M. Kavanagh

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

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.

تاريخ نشر

2018

توصيف ظاهري

463-471

عنوان

Method & Theory in the Study of Religion

شماره جلد

30/4-5

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-0682

اصطلاح موضوعی

cognitive science of religion

اصطلاح موضوعی

critical theory

اصطلاح موضوعی

General

اصطلاح موضوعی

methodology

اصطلاح موضوعی

Religious Studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

review

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Christopher M. Kavanagh

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15700682-12341439

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y