Presidential Address
Empire and the Study of Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8201164 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pui Lan Kwok (0000-0002-2635-8815, corresponding author), K Pui-lan |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 285-303 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7189 • E-ISSN: 1477-4585 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jaarel/lfs003 |
| OpenAlex | W2096177984 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
The origin and development of the study of religion have been shaped by the social and political forces of empire in Europe and the United States, and by the cultural imaginary of empire. Tracing the development of the field from 1600 to 1800, its institutionalization in the second half of the nineteenth century, and its coming to the United States in the early twentieth century, my article argues that the field needs to change to catch up with its time. Three reasons are given for this change: the call for paradigm shifts by radical scholars in the field, transnational development in academia, and future job prospects.
Economic history · Empire · Field (mathematics) · Institutionalisation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential address · Presidential system · Social change · Social science · Sociology · The Imaginary · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Religion and Society Interactions · Study and Philosophy of Religion
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |