Fieldnotes in the Critical Study of Religion
Revisiting Classical Theorists
1st Edition
Published on 18. May 2023
224 pages
978-1-350-25167-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book introduces students to the so-called classics of the field from the 19th and 20th centuries, whilst challenging readers to apply a critical lens.
Instead of representing scholars and their works as virtually timeless, each contributor provides sufficient background on the classic work in question so that readers not only understand its novelty and place in its own time, but are able to arrive at a critical understanding of whether its approach to studying religion continues to be useful to them today. Scholars discussed include Muller, Durkheim, Freud and Eliade.
Fieldnotes in the Critical Study of Religion: Revisiting Classical Theorists therefore offers a novel way into writing both a history and ethnography of the discipline, helping readers to see how it has changed and inviting them to consider what-if anything-endures and thereby unites these diverse authors into a common field.
Instead of representing scholars and their works as virtually timeless, each contributor provides sufficient background on the classic work in question so that readers not only understand its novelty and place in its own time, but are able to arrive at a critical understanding of whether its approach to studying religion continues to be useful to them today. Scholars discussed include Muller, Durkheim, Freud and Eliade.
Fieldnotes in the Critical Study of Religion: Revisiting Classical Theorists therefore offers a novel way into writing both a history and ethnography of the discipline, helping readers to see how it has changed and inviting them to consider what-if anything-endures and thereby unites these diverse authors into a common field.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-25167-0 (9781350251670)
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Richard Newton | Vaia Touna
Fieldnotes in the Critical Study of Religion
Revisiting Classical Theorists
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05/2023
Bloomsbury Academic
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Richard Newton is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, USA.
Vaia Touna is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, USA.
Vaia Touna is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, USA.
Content
List of Contributors
Preface: Taking Notes in the Field of Religious Studies: Critical Methods, Vaia Touna (The University of Alabama, USA)
Introduction: Revisiting the Past..., Again, Aaron W. Hughes and Russell T. McCutcheon (The University of Alabama, USA)
1. Friedrich Max Muller, Brent Nongbri (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway)
2. William James, Emily Clark (Gonzaga University, USA)
3. Edward B. Tylor, Mitsutoshi Horii (Shumei University, Japan)
4. Joseph Kitagawa, Christopher M. Jones(Washburn University, USA)
5. James Frazer, Krista Dalton(Kenyon College in Gambier, USA)
6. Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Edith Szanto (The University of Alabama, USA)
7. Sigmund Freud, Robyn Walsh (University of Miami, USA)
8. Gerardus van der Leeuw, Tenzan Eaghll (Mahidol University, Thailand)
9. Rudolf Otto, Martha Smith Roberts (Fullerton College, USA)
10. Carl Jung, Lauren Griffin
11. Bronislaw Malinowski, Brett Esaki(University of Arizona, USA)
12. Mircea Eliade, Joseph Winters (Duke University, USA)
13. Max Weber, Andrew Tobolowsky (College of William and Mary, USA)
Afterword: Revisiting Classics and Plotting Futures for the Field of Religious Studies, Richard Newton (The University of Alabama, USA)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface: Taking Notes in the Field of Religious Studies: Critical Methods, Vaia Touna (The University of Alabama, USA)
Introduction: Revisiting the Past..., Again, Aaron W. Hughes and Russell T. McCutcheon (The University of Alabama, USA)
1. Friedrich Max Muller, Brent Nongbri (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway)
2. William James, Emily Clark (Gonzaga University, USA)
3. Edward B. Tylor, Mitsutoshi Horii (Shumei University, Japan)
4. Joseph Kitagawa, Christopher M. Jones(Washburn University, USA)
5. James Frazer, Krista Dalton(Kenyon College in Gambier, USA)
6. Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Edith Szanto (The University of Alabama, USA)
7. Sigmund Freud, Robyn Walsh (University of Miami, USA)
8. Gerardus van der Leeuw, Tenzan Eaghll (Mahidol University, Thailand)
9. Rudolf Otto, Martha Smith Roberts (Fullerton College, USA)
10. Carl Jung, Lauren Griffin
11. Bronislaw Malinowski, Brett Esaki(University of Arizona, USA)
12. Mircea Eliade, Joseph Winters (Duke University, USA)
13. Max Weber, Andrew Tobolowsky (College of William and Mary, USA)
Afterword: Revisiting Classics and Plotting Futures for the Field of Religious Studies, Richard Newton (The University of Alabama, USA)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
