Postcolonialism and Religious Studies
An Introduction
Laura E. Donaldson(Editor)
Palgrave MacMillan (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4039-6174-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides an introduction to the intersection of postcolonial and religious studies. As such, it introduces religious studies readers to the themes and concerns of postcolonialism, and readers fluent in the field of postcolonialism to the salient issues of religious studies. The method of the book is interdisciplinary and draws on resources from religion, theology, literature, cultural studies and feminist studies to illuminate the important intersection between postcolonialism and religious studies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-6174-7 (9781403961747)
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Person
LAURA E. DONALDSON is Associate Professor of English, American Indian Studies and Religious Studies, Cornell University. She is author of Decolonizing Feminisms: Race, Gender, and Empire-Building (UNC/Routledge, 1992) and co-editor of Postcolonialism, Feminism and Religious Discourse (Routledge, 2001).
Content
Introduction: Praying or Preying with Jabez? On Postcolonial Snake Handling: Decolonizing Religious Studies Decolonizing Theology Cowboys, Canaanites and Indians the Sequel Postcolonialism, Feminism and Religious Studies Epilogue: Postcolonialism and Religious Studies in an Age of Globalization