Social construction and social critique
Haslanger, race, and the study of religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3868086 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Teresa Lynch (0000-0001-9949-6445, University of Chichester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 284-301 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Research on Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2050-3032 • E-ISSN: 2050-3040 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2050303217732133 |
| OpenAlex | W2750536561 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 36 |
Recent critiques of the category religion discuss the category as socially constructed, but the nature of this social construction remains underdeveloped. The work of Sally Haslanger can supplement existing discussions of "religion" while also offering a new perspective on the connection between social construction and social critique. Her analysis of race provides resources for developing a philosophical account of the social construction of religion and can help scholars of religion conceptualize racialized religious identities. I offer an example of this approach by using Haslanger's work on race to consider historical and contemporary intersections of race and Muslim identity. I conclude that the ongoing ideological work of "religion" means that the concept remains an analytically useful term, but that scholars should aim at the gradual abolition of "religion
Aesthetics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Social constructionism · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Gender Studies · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |