The Bloomsbury reader in cultural approaches to the study of religion / edited by Sarah J. Bloesch and Meredith Minister.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bloesch, Sarah J. (Editor)
Minister, Meredith, 1983- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
Subjects:
Religion > Methodology.
Religion and culture.
Physical Description:xiii, 248 pages ; 26 cm
Variant Title:
Reader in cultural approaches to the study of religion
Cultural approaches to the study of religion
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I: Comparative approaches. 1. The bounds of hierarchy: Mary Douglas
  • 2. Feminist textual critique: Phyllis Trible
  • 3. Myth and the religious imaginary: Wendy Doniger
  • 4. Ritual and belief: Catherine Bell
  • Part II: Examining particularities. 5. Womanist religious interpretation: Alice Walker
  • 6. Signifying religion in the modern world: Charles H. Long
  • 7. Gender and materiality: Caroline Walker Bynum
  • Part III: Expanding boundaries. 8. Mestiza language of religion: Gloria Anzaldúa
  • 9. Performative, queer theories for religion: Judith Butler
  • 10. Disrupting secular power and the study of religion: Saba Mahmood.