Prioritizing practice in the study of religion: normative and descriptive orientations

Calls to prioritize practice in the study of religion typically claim that attention to lived practices rather than merely to ‘belief' is needed if a given religious tradition or instance of religiosity is to be understood. Within that broad ambit, certain empirical researchers, as well as some...

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Опубликовано в: :International journal of philosophy and theology
Главный автор: Burley, Mikel 1972- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Taylor & Francis [2018]
В: International journal of philosophy and theology
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Философия религии / Методология / Религиозная практика / Исследование (мотив)
Индексация IxTheo:AB Философия религии
AG Религиозная жизнь
Другие ключевые слова:B Lived Religion
B humane philosophy of religion
B Pierre Hadot
B Practice
B Практика
B John Cottingham
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Итог:Calls to prioritize practice in the study of religion typically claim that attention to lived practices rather than merely to ‘belief' is needed if a given religious tradition or instance of religiosity is to be understood. Within that broad ambit, certain empirical researchers, as well as some Wittgenstein-influenced philosophers of religion, investigate the diversity of religious practices without passing judgement, whereas certain other philosophers foreground a narrower selection of examples while deploying moral criteria to distinguish acceptable from unacceptable religion. Characterizing this methodological divergence in terms of descriptive versus normative orientations, the present article argues that while attention to practice is indeed vital, the imposition of normative evaluation is liable to inhibit an appreciation of the radical plurality of religious phenomena.
ISSN:2169-2335
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2017.1344135