Theory and method in the study of religion : : twenty five years on / / edited by Aaron W. Hughes.

• TeilnehmendeR: Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2013.; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Notes: List of ContributorsIndex.

Theory and Method are two words that cause considerable consternation in the academic study of religion. Although everyone claims to be aware of and to engage them, the fact of the matter is that they remain poorly understood. Some see the terms as irritants that get in the way of data interpretation and translation. Others may invoke them sporadically to appear in vogue but then return quickly and myopically to their material and with little concern for the larger issues that such terms raise. To contribute to these debates, the present volume reproduces select articles from Method and Theory in the Study of Religion (MTSR) from the first 25 volumes of the journal, and allows a group of younger scholars to introduce and review them, asking if the issues raised are still relevant to the field. Read the Inaugural Editorial now, please click here .

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Aaron W. Hughes -- Theory and Method in the Study of Religion: Twenty-Five Years On / Aaron W. Hughes -- Inaugural Editorial / Ann Baranowksi and John Morgan -- Pulling No Punches: Taking Aim at the Eliadean Paradigm / Matt Sheedy -- How Historical is the History of Religions? / Robert A. Segal -- Alleviating the Eliade Effect: Neil McMullin’s Critique of Mircea Eliade’s Regnant Discourse in the Study of Religion / James B. Apple -- The Encyclopedia of Religion: A Critique From the Perspective of the History of the Japanese Religious Traditions / Neil McMullin -- Letter to the Editors / Gary L. Ebersole -- Response to G. L. Ebersole’s Criticism of My Critique of the Encyclopedia of Religions / Neil McMullin -- Coffee with McCutcheon: A Conversation about Language, Pedagogy and Critical Pluralism / Rebekka King -- Naming the Unnameable? Theological Language and the Academic Study of Religion / Russell T. McCutcheon -- On “Belief”: A Story of Protectionism / Craig Martin -- On the Transformation of “Belief” and the Domestication of “Faith” in the Academic Study of Religion / Donald Wiebe -- Who Owns Culture Now? / Emma Cohen -- Who Owns “Culture”? / Robert N. McCauley and E. Thomas Lawson -- Lincoln’s Clarion Call for Methodological Solipsism / Steven Engler and Mark Q. Gardiner -- Theses on Method / Bruce Lincoln -- The Rewards of Redescription: An Assessment of Burton Mack’s Influence on the Study of Christian Origins / Sarah E. Rollens -- On Redescribing Christian Origins / Burton L. Mack -- Taking a Critical Turn: Reflections on Islamic Studies and the Relevance of John Wansbrough / Yasmin Merchant -- The Implications of, and Opposition to, the Methods and Theories of John Wansbrough / Herbert Berg -- “Don’t Drink the Water”: Women, Gender, and the Study of Religion / Jennifer Hall -- The Category of Gender in the Study of Religion / Darlene Juschka -- Postmodern Critiques Still Challenge the Study of Religion / Ella Paldam -- Global Perspectives on Methodology in the Study of Religion / Armin W. Geertz -- List of Contributors / Aaron W. Hughes -- Index / Aaron W. Hughes.