The Commitment to Go on Theorizing "Religion"

There are two kinds of scholars in the world, those who do theory and those who do not. This is one of the main organizing binaries in Theory in a Time of Excess (edited by Aaron W. Hughes). All contributors of the volume agree that theory is something that is valuable. In this essay I explore what...

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Veröffentlicht: Brill [2018]
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Jahr: 2018, Band: 30, Heft: 4/5, Seiten: 449-462
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Theory in a time of excess / Religion / Theory
RelBib Classification:AA Religionswissenschaft
AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus
weitere Schlagwörter:B Discourse
B theory of religion
B Religious Studies
B Religion
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Zusammenfassung:There are two kinds of scholars in the world, those who do theory and those who do not. This is one of the main organizing binaries in Theory in a Time of Excess (edited by Aaron W. Hughes). All contributors of the volume agree that theory is something that is valuable. In this essay I explore what theory means in this book and how contributors to the volume highlight different aspects of theorizing. This opens up the question of who are the most fruitful conversation partners that potentially maintain and extend a commitment to theorizing.
ISSN:1570-0682
Enthält:Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341440