Decolonising Religious Studies in South Africa: Reflections on the field 26 years after democracy
In light of the decolonial turn in scholarship, this essay maps the state of the field for Religious Studies in South Africa, 26 years after the first democratic elections. It suggests that between the genealogical critique of the discipline and the mapping of decoloniality in research and teaching,...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| En: |
Religion compass
Año: 2021, Volumen: 15, Número: 4, Páginas: 1-11 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Südafrika
/ Ciencias de la religión
/ Descolonización
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AA Ciencias de la religión AD Sociología de la religión CD Cristianismo ; Ciencia KBN África subsahariana ZF Pedagogía |
| Acceso en línea: |
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| Sumario: | In light of the decolonial turn in scholarship, this essay maps the state of the field for Religious Studies in South Africa, 26 years after the first democratic elections. It suggests that between the genealogical critique of the discipline and the mapping of decoloniality in research and teaching, a description and assessment of the institutional presence and politics of Religious Studies and theology is necessary. This conceptual pause allows us to chart the practical possibilities and limitations for the discipline's future. By highlighting the contested Christonormativity that characterises contemporary South African public culture and illustrating the overrepresentation of theology in higher education, I argue that the flourishing of Christian privilege in higher education should be more critically considered within the decolonial project. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12393 |
