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Taking 'Religion' Seriously: Essays on the Discursive Study of Religion

Taking 'Religion' Seriously: Essays on the Discursive Study of Religion

Taira, Teemu

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Series: Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, Book 18

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ISBN10: 9004511695
ISBN13: 9789004511699
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Published: Mar 18 2022
Pages: 228
Language: English
This book demonstrates through methodological reflections and carefully chosen case studies a new way to conduct study of religion. It focuses on how social actors negotiate what counts as religion and how discourses on religion are part of the way in which contemporary societies organise themselves. The present volume draws on examples from judicial processes, media discourses, and scholarly debates related to Wiccans, Druids, and Jedi knights, among others. By analysing discourses on religion and building on, rather than rejecting, genealogical critiques of religion, Teemu Taira argues that the study of religion can be constructive and socially relevant.

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