Alternative Voices

ISBN 10: 3525540175 / ISBN 13: 9783525540176

Published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013

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Zustandsbeschreibung: leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear. A Plurality Approach for Religious Studies. Essays in Honor of Ulrich Berner. Edited by Afe Adogame, Magnus Echtler and Oliver Freiberger. When scholarship presents the histories, belief systems, and ritual patterns of specific religious groups, it often privileges victorious and élite fractions of those communities to the detriment and neglect of alternative, dissonant, and resurgent voices. The contributions in this volume, which include case studies on various religious and academic contexts, illustrate the importance of listening to those alternative voices for the study of religion. With 13 contributions in english and 5 in german lanuage by Gregory D. Alles, Dirk Johannsen, Johannes Quack et al. 347 Seiten, gebunden (Critical Studies in Religion/Religionswissenschaft; Vol. 4/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2013). Statt EUR 150,00. Gewicht: 708 g - Gebunden/Gebundene Ausgabe.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alternative Voices
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3525540175
• ISBN 13: 9783525540176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Wie Neu
• Weight: 708 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religionswissenschaft

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Synopsis

When scholarship presents the histories, belief systems, and ritual patterns of specific religious groups, it often privileges victorious and elite fractions of those communities to the detriment and neglect of alternative, dissonant, and resurgent voices. The contributions in this volume, which include case studies on various religious and academic contexts, illustrate the importance of listening to those alternative voices for the study of religion. At the same time, they are meant to honor Professor Ulrich Berner, on the occasion of his 65th birthday, and the inspiration his plurality approach gives for studying religion and religions. As the book shows, following this approach brings to light numerous religious beliefs and practices that were neglected by previous scholarship, and it exposes the discourses, conflicts, and power relations in each particular context. It forces scholars to study religion as an ever-contested and dynamic process rather than a static institution, as it is normally conceptualized by dominant religiouselites. The chapters in this book deal with the contested category 'religion'; the plurality of voices in religious, cultural, and ethnic encounters; alternative voices within specific religious traditions; and plurality in the study of religion itself. They demonstrate that listening to alternative voices is not only interesting but methodologically essential for a better understanding of religion.

About the Author

Afe Adogame is a lecturer in world Christianity at the University of Edinburgh.

Magnus Echtler is a researcher at the department for religious studies, University of Bayreuth.