Religion after Critique
Postcolonial Reflections on the Construction and Effects of Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20487520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdulkader Tayob (0000-0001-7615-2324, University of Cape Town https://dx.doi.org/37716 Cape Town South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 93-113 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion and Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1023-0807 • E-ISSN: 1574-3012 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15743012-bja10074 |
| OpenAlex | W4401177620 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
In the last few decades, religion and its terms have shown to be implicated in projects of colonial modernity. While this critique of religion is now generally accepted, the term continues to be used in the field with little regard to its history and its colonial construction. This essay aims to bring greater attention to the continuing relevance of religion in contemporary society as articulated in postcolonial scholarship. It proposes closer attention to the critique of religion in the work of David Chidester, Talal Asad and Charles Long. Two distinct dimensions of religion are identified in their work. The first is a construction of religion in colonial modernity, while the second suggests ways of studying religions in light of this construction. I show in this essay that their work points to multiple complementary ways of studying religions in the contemporary. Their work suggests that the field of religious studies cannot ignore its discursive history and construction
Colonialism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · History of religions · Modernity · Political science · Scholarship · Secularization · Sociology · Anthropology · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Education and Schools · Religious studies · Theological Perspectives and Practices
Savage systems
Cultural Memory in the Present
The sacred canopy
The Jargon of Authenticity and the Study of Religion
African American Religion in the United States of America
The Concept of Cultural Translation in British Social Anthropology
Politics of Piety
Genealogies of Religion
The Formation of Modern Muslim Subjectivities
Race, Religion, and Ethics in the Modern/Colonial World
The Definers Defined
The Copernican Turn in the Study of Religion
Scriptures and Histories
Cargo Cults as Cultural Historical Phenomena
Peter Berger, The Sacred Canopy, and Theorizing the African Religious Context
Reading a Modern Classic
The Oppressive Elements in Religion and the Religions of the Oppressed
Prolegomenon to a Religious Hermeneutic
The Bare Facts of Ritual
Interpreting Islam
Critical theory of religion vs. critical religion
The Ethics of Listening
Troubles with Materiality
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |