The Commitment to Go on Theorizing “Religion”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12201880 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Teemu Taira (0000-0002-8122-2494, Study of Religion, University of Helsinki, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4-5 |
| Pages | 449-462 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-16 |
| 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 | 10.1163/15700682-12341440 |
| OpenAlex | W2799806952 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
There are two kinds of scholars in the world, those who do theory and those who do not. This is one of the main organizing binaries in Theory in a Time of Excess (edited by Aaron W. Hughes). All contributors of the volume agree that theory is something that is valuable. In this essay I explore what theory means in this book and how contributors to the volume highlight different aspects of theorizing. This opens up the question of who are the most fruitful conversation partners that potentially maintain and extend a commitment to theorizing
Conversation · Epistemology · Sociology · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Study and Philosophy of Religion
Beyond Religious Freedom
Philosophy as Cultural Politics
Beyond Religious Freedom
Contemporary Theories of Religion
Theological Incorrectness
Theory for Religious Studies
Stuart Hall
Imagining Religion
The category of ‘invented religion’
Religion as a Discursive Technique
On the value of genealogy, materiality, and networks
Consequences of pragmatism
A thousand plateaus
Making space for discursive study in religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |