Who owns religion? : scholars and their publics in the late twentieth century / Laurie L. Patton.
"One afternoon, Laurie Patton, then chair of the religious studies department at her university, sat in her office collating death threats. A colleague had come under attack by members of the Hindu diaspora for a scholarly study that they judged offensive. A global petition demanded that the book be...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
The University of Chicago Press,
2019.
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| Physical Description: | 332 pages ; 24 cm |
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Scholars and their publics in the late 20th century |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Part One. Scandals, Publics, and the Recent Study of Religion
- Scandalous Controversy and Public Spaces
- Public Spheres/Public Spaces
- The 1990s: Cultural Recognition, Internet Utopias, and Postcolonial Identities
- Ancestors' Publics
- Part Two. Case Studies
- Mother Earth: The Near Impossibility of a Public
- The Construction of Religious Boundaries: Competing Public Histories
- Songs of Wisdom and Circles of Dance: An Emerging Global Public
- The Illegitimacy of Jesus: Strong Publics in Conflict
- God's Phallus: The Refusal of Public Engagement
- K¿lī's Child: The Challenge of Secret Publics
- Part Three. New Publics, New Possibilities
- Scholars, Foolish Wisdom, and Dwelling in the Space Between