Fake It 'Til You Make It
Rationality and the Study of Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12201867 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Seljak (0000-0002-2153-8833, 1St. Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Pages | 430-436 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Method & Theory in the Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0943-3058 • E-ISSN: 1570-0682 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006801x00336 |
| OpenAlex | W2039729700 |
| Language | EN |
FAKE IT 'TIL YOU MAKE IT": RATIONALITY AND THE STUDY OF RELIGION DAVID SELJAK After reading the ambitious Guide to the Study of Religion I recalled Rich Jeni's joke about honesty and love. He says: "Honesty is the key to any relationship. If you can fake that ...you're in!" I wondered: Is rationality the key to religious studies in the same way? The editors themselves raise the question of the relationship of reason to the study of religion and, in fact, that question provides the impetus and energy for the entire project. Consequently, it is important to ques- tion the
Epistemology · Honesty · Joke · Key (lock · Linguistics · Rationality · Reading (process · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Study and Philosophy of Religion
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |