Recently, developments in social theory have begun to transform the study of religion. In this book, Manuel Vásquez maps out the dynamics of this paradigm shift, exploring systematically the epistemological and methodological challenges contemporary social theory poses for traditional approaches to religious studies. Offering a panoramic view of key debates on identity, culture, and society across the social sciences, he assesses the impact of these debates on the study of religion, offering specific examples of how they are shaping the study of particular religious traditions. INDICE: Introduction; I. EMBODIMENT; 1.: The Rise of Foundational Dualism and the Eclipse of the Body; 2.: 'Body Am I Entirely, and Nothing Else': Non-Reductive Materialism and the Struggle against Dualism; 3.: Toward a Materialist Phenomenology of Religion; 4.: The Phenomenology of Embodiment and the Study of Religion; 5.: Religious Bodies as Social Artifacts; 6.: Holding Social Constructionism in Check: The Recovery of the Active, Lived Body; 7.: A Cultural Neurophenomenology of Religion: Enter the Embodied Mind; II. PRACTICE; 8.: The Eclipse of Practice: Textualism at Large; 9.: 'Ceci n'est pas un texte': From Textualism to Practice; III. EMPLACEMENT; 10.: Expanding the Conversation on Emplaced Religion; 11.: Mobility, Networks, and Ecology; By the Way of a Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-518854-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 23/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés