Who Wants to Be (Called) Religious?
Drawing on recent work in the field of law and religion, this paper focuses on the skepticism often displayed towards a term that is simultaneously enabling and limiting: that of “religion.” Regardless of our interrogation of it, this terminology is operative in the world—not only among the scholars...
| Published in: | Political theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2021
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| In: |
Political theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
| Further subjects: | B
Indigenous Religion
B Law B Evangelical Christianity B Noble Drew Ali B Religious Freedom B CATEGORY OF RELIGION |
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| Summary: | Drawing on recent work in the field of law and religion, this paper focuses on the skepticism often displayed towards a term that is simultaneously enabling and limiting: that of “religion.” Regardless of our interrogation of it, this terminology is operative in the world—not only among the scholars who frame it as a second-order category, but among our interlocutors, kinship networks, and public figures. Given the baggage that often accompanies it, I argue that it is unsurprising that so many of us are hesitant to apply this label to the people, places, and practices to which we attach meaning. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2021.1881700 |