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Representing religion : essays in history, theory and crisis /
If religion is continually in a state of flux how can the study of religion critically examine contemporary religious beliefs and values? 'Representing Religion' critically examines this ""crisis of representation"". The volume traces the history of religious studies, c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Colección: | Religion in culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | If religion is continually in a state of flux how can the study of religion critically examine contemporary religious beliefs and values? 'Representing Religion' critically examines this ""crisis of representation"". The volume traces the history of religious studies, critiquing the concept that ""experience"" is central to understanding religion. The views of influential semioticians and philosophers - notably Nietzsche, Saussure, Foucault, Barthes, and Bakhtin - are used to construct a new methodology for the critical study of religion. Representing Religion will be of interest to studen |
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| Notas: | Originally published 2007 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781315711232 1315711230 1845530918 9781845530914 1317491335 9781317491330 1845537505 9781845537500 |