Theory in Distress?: On Being Critical' with Everything
Religion' is often, if not always, deemed a rather problematic category by critical theorists, who urge scholars to be more attentive to the genealogy and history of the category. As part of the review symposium of Theory in a Time of Excess (2016), this review essay argues that theory' i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2018]
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 480-486 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theory in a time of excess
/ Science of Religion
/ Critical theory
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
God(s)
B Belief B Postmodernism B Ancient Greece B theory' |
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| Summary: | Religion' is often, if not always, deemed a rather problematic category by critical theorists, who urge scholars to be more attentive to the genealogy and history of the category. As part of the review symposium of Theory in a Time of Excess (2016), this review essay argues that theory' itself could be deemed problematic if we wish to be consistent in adopting such a critical stance, which can lead to several dead-ends when excluding other theoretical options and possibilities. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341438 |