Liminal Contradictions
Excising the supernatural from the category “religion” generates intriguing new possibilities in its study and application. However, placing the category fully within the realm of the human does not protect it from the interpretive biases that mar other analytical approaches. Consideration is raised...
| Published in: | Method & theory in the study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Gender
religion
socio-historical context
science
social science
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| Summary: | Excising the supernatural from the category “religion” generates intriguing new possibilities in its study and application. However, placing the category fully within the realm of the human does not protect it from the interpretive biases that mar other analytical approaches. Consideration is raised around this point regarding gender and “the lineage of the fathers.” |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contains: | In: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341334 |