Sensitizing Blinders: Theorizing Theory in a Post-Colonial Era

Theories in the sociology of religion do more than identify the patterns that shape religious life. They also systematically hide other patterns from easy view. This often stems from the unexamined assumptions that each theory inherits from its cultural and historical context. This address presents...

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Main Author: Spickard, James V. 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press 2023
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 84, Issue: 4, Pages: 359-382
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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