What’s in a (Change of) Name?: Much—but Not That Much—and Not What Wiebe Claims
Donald Wiebe claims that the IAHR leadership (already before an Extended Executive Committee (EEC) meeting in Delphi) had decided to water down the academic standards of the IAHR with a proposal to change its name to “International Association for the Study of Religions.” His criticism, we argue, is...
| Published in: | Method & theory in the study of religion |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
International Association for the History of Religions
/ Change of name
/ Criticism
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
IAHR
B International Association for the History of Religions B NAASR B study of religions B Globalization B Science of Religion B EASR B Marburg B scientific study of religion B NVMEN B Zwi Werblowsky |
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| Summary: | Donald Wiebe claims that the IAHR leadership (already before an Extended Executive Committee (EEC) meeting in Delphi) had decided to water down the academic standards of the IAHR with a proposal to change its name to “International Association for the Study of Religions.” His criticism, we argue, is based on a series of misunderstandings as regards: 1) the difference between the consultative body (EEC) and the decision-making body (EC), 2) the difference between the preliminary points of view of individuals and final proposals by the EC, 3) personal conversations, 4) the link between the proposal to change the name and the wish to tighten up the academic profile of the IAHR. Moreover, if the final decision-making bodies, the International Committee and the General Assembly, adopt the proposal, the new name as little as the old can make the IAHR more or less scientific. Tightening up the academic, scientific profile of the IAHR takes more than a change of name. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Reference: | Kritik von "A Report on the Special Executive Committee Meeting of the International Association for the History of Religions in Delphi (2020)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341478 |