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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Main Author: Roubekas, Nickolas P. 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: 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
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.
ISSN:1570-0682
Contains:Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341438