Belief and Acceptance for the Study of Religion
“Belief” in the study of religion has been vexed by complexities underlying the relationship between language, cognition, and religious behavior. Drawing on anthropological, sociological, and psychological literature, this article discusses the degrees and textures of “belief” to highlight the inade...
| Publié dans: | Method & theory in the study of religion |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2017
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Année: 2017, Volume: 29, Numéro: 1, Pages: 57-87 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Foi
/ Acceptation
/ Perception sociale
/ Théorie
/ Science des religions
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions AD Sociologie des religions |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Belief
acceptance
dual-process
epistemology
social science
methodology
theory
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| Résumé: | “Belief” in the study of religion has been vexed by complexities underlying the relationship between language, cognition, and religious behavior. Drawing on anthropological, sociological, and psychological literature, this article discusses the degrees and textures of “belief” to highlight the inadequacies of language and the variety of motivations for participating in rituals. Particular emphasis is given to discrimination, implicit bias, and the issue of discrepancy. The article argues that dual-process models of cognition provide a richer account of “belief” and then goes on to map an epistemological distinction between belief and acceptance as a viable methodology for the investigation of “belief” in the study of religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contient: | In: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341374 |