Interpreting religion : making sense of religious lives /
Johnston, Erin F.
Interpreting religion : making sense of religious lives / edited by Erin F. Johnston and Vikash Singh. - Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022. - xvii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Interpretive lenses in sociology . - Interpretive lenses in sociology .
This edited collection harnesses a diversity of interpretivist perspectives to provide a panoramic view of the production, experiences, contexts, and meanings of religion. Scholars from the US, South Asia and Europe explore religious phenomena using ethnographic, comparative historical, psychosocial, and critical theoretical approaches. Each chapter addresses foundational themes in the study of religion - from identity, discourse and power to ritual, emotion, and embodiment. Authors examine dynamic intersections of race, gender, history, and the present within the religious traditions of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism, as well as among the non-religious. Cutting boldly across religious traditions and paradigms, the book investigates areas of harmony and contradiction across different interpretive lenses to achieve a richer understanding of the meanings of religion.
9781529211627
2022482693
GBC249476 bnb
020526422 Uk
RELIGION--Philosophy.
RELIGION--Philosophie.
Religion--Philosophy.
RELIGION--Philosophy
BL51 / .I594318 2022
210
Interpreting religion : making sense of religious lives / edited by Erin F. Johnston and Vikash Singh. - Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022. - xvii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Interpretive lenses in sociology . - Interpretive lenses in sociology .
This edited collection harnesses a diversity of interpretivist perspectives to provide a panoramic view of the production, experiences, contexts, and meanings of religion. Scholars from the US, South Asia and Europe explore religious phenomena using ethnographic, comparative historical, psychosocial, and critical theoretical approaches. Each chapter addresses foundational themes in the study of religion - from identity, discourse and power to ritual, emotion, and embodiment. Authors examine dynamic intersections of race, gender, history, and the present within the religious traditions of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism, as well as among the non-religious. Cutting boldly across religious traditions and paradigms, the book investigates areas of harmony and contradiction across different interpretive lenses to achieve a richer understanding of the meanings of religion.
9781529211627
2022482693
GBC249476 bnb
020526422 Uk
RELIGION--Philosophy.
RELIGION--Philosophie.
Religion--Philosophy.
RELIGION--Philosophy
BL51 / .I594318 2022
210