What’s in a (Change of) Name? Much—but Not That Much—and Not What Wiebe Claims

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ID12201840
AuthorsSatoko Fujiwara (0000-0002-8934-7582, Department of Religious Studies, University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan, corresponding author), T Jensen (0000-0001-7748-9199, The University of Tokyo)
Year2020
Volume32
Issue2
Pages159-184
Publication date2020-05-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMethod & Theory in the Study of Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0943-3058 • E-ISSN: 1570-0682
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15700682-12341478
OpenAlexW3024205860
LanguageEN
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Donald Wiebe claims that the IAHR leadership (already before an Extended Executive Committee ( EEC ) meeting in Delphi) had decided to water down the academic standards of the IAHR with a proposal to change its name to “International Association for the Study of Religions.” His criticism, we argue, is based on a series of misunderstandings as regards: 1) the difference between the consultative body ( EEC ) and the decision-making body ( EC ), 2) the difference between the preliminary points of view of individuals and final proposals by the EC , 3) personal conversations, 4) the link between the proposal to change the name and the wish to tighten up the academic profile of the IAHR . Moreover, if the final decision-making bodies, the International Committee and the General Assembly, adopt the proposal, the new name as little as the old can make the IAHR more or less scientific. Tightening up the academic, scientific profile of the IAHR takes more than a change of name

Criticism · Political science · Sociology · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Study and Philosophy of Religion

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