Interpreting Religion : Making Sense of Religious Lives

Erin F Johnston

ISBN 10: 1529211611 / ISBN 13: 9781529211610

Published by Bristol University Press Mai 2022, 2022

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Neuware - This edited collection harnesses a diversity of interpretivist perspectives to provide a panoramic view of the production, experiences, contexts, and meanings of religion. Scholars from the US, South Asia and Europe explore religious phenomena using ethnographic, comparative historical, psychosocial, and critical theoretical approaches. Each chapter addresses foundational themes in the study of religion - from identity, discourse and power to ritual, emotion, and embodiment. Authors examine dynamic intersections of race, gender, history, and the present within the religious traditions of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism, as well as among the non-religious. Cutting boldly across religious traditions and paradigms, the book investigates areas of harmony and contradiction across different interpretive lenses to achieve a richer understanding of the meanings of religion.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interpreting Religion : Making Sense of Religious Lives
• Publisher: Bristol University Press Mai 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529211611
• ISBN 13: 9781529211610
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 157H x 23D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 612 grams

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Synopsis

This edited collection harnesses a diversity of interpretivist perspectives to provide a panoramic view of the production, experiences, contexts, and meanings of religion.

Scholars from the US, South Asia and Europe explore religious phenomena using ethnographic, comparative historical, psychosocial, and critical theoretical approaches. Each chapter addresses foundational themes in the study of religion – from identity, discourse and power to ritual, emotion, and embodiment. Authors examine dynamic intersections of race, gender, history, and the present within the religious traditions of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism, as well as among the non-religious.

Cutting boldly across religious traditions and paradigms, the book investigates areas of harmony and contradiction across different interpretive lenses to achieve a richer understanding of the meanings of religion.

About the Authors

Erin F. Johnston is Senior Research Associate in the Department of Sociology at Duke University.

Vikash Singh is Associate Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University.