Aesthetics and analysis in writing on religion : modern fascinations /

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Addressing a fundamental dilemma in religious studies, this text explores the tension between humanistic and social scientific approaches to thinking and writing about religion. Daniel Gold develops a line of argument that begins with the aesthetics of academic writing in the field.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gold, Daniel, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Religious literature > Authorship.
Aesthetics > Religious aspects.
Religion > Methodology.
Esthétique > Aspect religieux.
Religion > Méthodologie.
RELIGION > Education.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Aesthetics > Religious aspects
Religion > Methodology
Religious literature > Authorship
Humaniora > Religionsvidenskab.
Teologi > Teologi.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: Modern Dilemmas in Writing on Religion; Part One: Ambivalent Feelings; 1. Fascinated Scientists and Empathizing Theologians; 2. Finding Middle Grounds; Part Two: The Art of Writing on Religion; 3. A Creative Process; 4. Other Scholars' UFOs; 5. The Religiohistorical Sublime; Part Three: Two Truths; 6. Relating Stories about Religious Traditions; 7. Aesthetic Objects and Objective Knowledge; Part Four: Working Together; 8. Interpreting Anew and Alone: Vision and Succession in Dutch Phenomenology; 9. Explaining Together: The Excitement of Diffusionist Ideas.

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