The Question of Methodological Naturalism (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion) (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 11)

Jason N. Blum

ISBN 10: 9004346627 / ISBN 13: 9789004346628

Published by Brill, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Question of Methodological Naturalism (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion) (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 11)
• Publisher: Brill
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004346627
• ISBN 13: 9789004346628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 26 ounces

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Synopsis

The traditions and institutions that we call religions abound with references to the supernatural: ancestral spirits, karma, the afterlife, miracles, revelation, deities, etc. How are students of religion to approach the behaviors, doctrines, and beliefs that refer to such phenomena, which by their very nature are supposed to defy the methods of empirical research and the theories of historical scholarship? That is the question of methodological naturalism. The Question of Methodological Naturalism offers ten thoughtful engagements with that perennial question for the academic study of religion. Contributors include established senior scholars and newer voices propounding a range of perspectives, resulting in both surprising points of convergence and irreconcilable differences in how our shared discipline should be conceptualized and practiced.

About the Author

Jason N. Blum, Ph.D. (2009), University of Pennsylvania, is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Davidson College. He is the author of Zen and the Unspeakable God (Penn State Press, 2015), and various articles concerning methodology in religious studies and topics at the intersection of philosophy and religion.