Critical Terms for Religious Studies by Mark C Taylor

Critical Terms for Religious Studies by Mark C Taylor

A century that began with modernism sweeping across Europe is ending with a resurgence of religious beliefs and practices throughout the world. Wherever one looks today, from headlines about political turmoil in the Middle East to pop music and videos, once cannot escape the pivotal role of religion in shaping selves, societies, and cultures. This book attempts to provide a revitalized, self-aware vocabulary with which this religious diversity can be accurately described and responsibly discussed. Scholars working in a variety of traditions demonstrate through their contributions that even our most basic terms for understanding religion are not neutral but carry specific historical and conceptual freight. Each of the essays in this text provides a concise history of a critical term, explores the issues raised by the term, and puts the term to use in an analysis of a religious work, practice, or event. The topics move across: Judaism; Christianity; Hinduism; Buddhism; Islam; and Native American and Mayan religions. Contributors explore terms ranging from experience, territory, and image, to God, sacrifice, and transgression.

Mark C. Taylor is a professor of religion and the chair of Columbia University's Department of Religion. He is the author of more than a dozen publications, including the University of Chicago Press's Hiding and Disfiguring: Art, Architecture, and Religion.

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ISBN 13	9780226791579
ISBN 10	0226791572
Title	Critical Terms for Religious Studies
Author	Mark C Taylor
Series	Critical Terms
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The University of Chicago Press
Year published	1998-08-15
Number of pages	430
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