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Methods for the Study of Religious Change
Andrew Droogers
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Description for Methods for the Study of Religious Change
Paperback. Methods for the Study of Religious Change aims to redefine the study of religion as the study of worldviews, of ideas which are active in shaping the world. It argues that the study of religion should focus on people's worldview-making capacities and should contribute to the critical analysis of global problems. Editor(s): Droogers, Andre; Harskamp, Anton Van. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
The world of religious experience is changing much faster than the discipline which claims to study it. Religious studies still uses Christianity as its measure, still frames the world through the model of five world religions, still largely avoids analysis of key issues around power, poverty, violence, pollution, science, and social conflict, and still looks to highlight differences rather than commonalities. Methods for the Study of Religious Change aims to redefine the study of religion as the study of worldviews, of ideas which are active in shaping the world. It argues that the study of religion should focus on people's ... Read more
The world of religious experience is changing much faster than the discipline which claims to study it. Religious studies still uses Christianity as its measure, still frames the world through the model of five world religions, still largely avoids analysis of key issues around power, poverty, violence, pollution, science, and social conflict, and still looks to highlight differences rather than commonalities. Methods for the Study of Religious Change aims to redefine the study of religion as the study of worldviews, of ideas which are active in shaping the world. It argues that the study of religion should focus on people's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781790434
SKU
V9781781790434
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Ref
99-19
About Andrew Droogers
Andre Droogers is Emeritus Professor of the Cultural Anthropology of Religion at VU University, Amsterdam. He is author of Play and Power in Religion: Collected Essays and co-editor of Studying Global Pentecostalism: Theories and Methods. Anton van Harskamp is Emeritus Professor of Religion, Identity and Civil Society at VU University, Amsterdam, and co-editor of Playful Religion: Challenges for the ... Read more
Reviews for Methods for the Study of Religious Change
'This is a highly imaginative contribution to the study of worldviews.' Grace Davie, University of Exeter