SSSR Presidential Address
Religion as Social Location-Global and Comparative Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2288247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P A Kurien (0000-0002-8933-7173, Syracuse University, corresponding author), Prema Kurien (Department of Sociology Syracuse University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-20 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jssr.12782 |
| OpenAlex | W4207075526 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 53 |
I argue that scholarship in the social scientific study of religion and its paradigms continue to be focused on the United States and Christianity, particularly on white U.S. Christians. This means that theoretical frameworks in the field tend to be limited and 'parochial,' largely ignoring non-U.S., non-white, and non-Christian contexts. I call for scholars to develop a global and comparative perspective on religion and to also examine its impacts on other dimensions of social life. To show how this can be done, I outline an argument about religion as social location, drawing from my research on five religious traditions (Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, and Buddhism) in three countries (India, the United States, and Canada). I demonstrate how religious background can shape social and structural location within societies and globally, in turn, affecting the manifestations of religion and how religion is imbricated with other dimensions of social life
Argument (complex analysis) · Buddhism · Christianity · Comparative religion · Environmental ethics · Hinduism · Islam · Political science · Scholarship · Sikhism · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · Anthropology · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |