Scary Scholarship: A Response to Bruce Lincoln’s Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars

Bruce Lincoln's recent book, Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars: Critical Explorations in the History of Religions, is a text whose critical offerings threaten analytical engagements that suggest that we answer to those subjects we study. Lincoln, instead, appeals to an uncompromising critic...

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Published in:Bulletin for the study of religion
Main Author: Simmons, Merinda 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2013
In: Bulletin for the study of religion
Further subjects:B Religious Studies
B scholarship and methodology
B Bruce Lincoln
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Summary:Bruce Lincoln's recent book, Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars: Critical Explorations in the History of Religions, is a text whose critical offerings threaten analytical engagements that suggest that we answer to those subjects we study. Lincoln, instead, appeals to an uncompromising critical self-reflexiveness that, while potentially uncomfortable--and even scary--forces a vital conversation in the academic study of religion.
ISSN:2041-1871
Contains:Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/bsor.v42i2.20