Disciplinary Anxieties in the Study of Religion
After remarking on some common worries that trouble the academic study of religion, the article presents an argument for an anthropocentric stance and analytic preference as the directional compass, or an intellectual alignment, in the disciplinary practices of Religious Studies. At the core of thi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Finnish Society for the Study of Religion
2007-09-01
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| Series: | Temenos |
| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/7913 |
| Summary: | After remarking on some common worries that trouble the academic study of religion, the article presents an argument for an anthropocentric stance and analytic preference as the directional compass, or an intellectual alignment, in the disciplinary practices of Religious Studies. At the core of this stance is a ‘reductionist’ commitment to a corrigible theoretical monism, which is, however, compatible with plural analytics or methodologies.
Keywords: Study of religion, theories of religion, disciplinarity
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| ISSN: | 2342-7256 |