Bruno Latour's Beings of Religion
Latour constructs a plurality of ontologies by distinguishing various modes of existence with their own type of existent. One of these modes of existence is religion, which involves invisible "beings of religion." Latour criticizes both psychological and (onto)theological interpretations o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Implicit religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 26, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 165-181 |
| Further subjects: | B
Latour
B beings of religion B Ontology B BL51-65 Philosophy of religion B Ayahuasca B Philosophy of religion |
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| Summary: | Latour constructs a plurality of ontologies by distinguishing various modes of existence with their own type of existent. One of these modes of existence is religion, which involves invisible "beings of religion." Latour criticizes both psychological and (onto)theological interpretations of such beings. He distinguishes between psychogenic beings that constitute the self, and beings of religion that transform the self. Whereas psychogenic beings can be addressed through therapeutic or ritual procedures that can provide cure, beings of religion can be addressed through contemplative practices of prayer, meditation, or ceremony that can transform. This article argues that Latour's beings of religion may have much potential for religious studies and presents a Latourian description of ayahuasca ceremonies as a case study. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.31422 |
