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Discursive approaches to the study of religion have received a lot of attention recently. Making Religion brings together leading theorists in the field who explore the theoretical and practical dimensions of the analysis of religious discourse. The volume provides an overview of current debates in the field, extends and improves upon contemporary theories and methodologies, and contributes to the discipline more broadly by flagging the importance of this emerging field of research. The combination of theoretical reflection and practical application of discourse analysis as a tool to study religion opens up new perspectives for future research.
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Making Religion
Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion Aaron W. Hughes (University of Rochester) Russell McCutcheon (University of Alabama) Kocku von Stuckrad (University of Groningen)
VOLUME 4
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Making Religion Theory and Practice in the Discursive Study of Religion Edited by
Frans Wijsen Kocku von Stuckrad
LEIDEN | BOSTON
Cover illustration: Molten Gold being poured into statue moulds to make religious imagery, in this case Buddha statues. ©joloei, iStock/Getty Images. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Wijsen, Frans Jozef Servaas, 1956- editor. | von Stuckrad, Kocku editor. Title: Making religion : theory and practice in the discursive study of religion / edited by Frans Wijsen and Kocku von Stuckrad. Description: Boston : Brill, 2016. | Series: Supplements to method & theory in the study of religion, ISSN 2214-3270 ; 4 | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Identifiers: LCCN 2015046003 (print) | LCCN 2015044037 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004309180 (E-book) | ISBN 9789004309166 (hardback : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Religion--Methodology. Classification: LCC BL41 (print) | LCC BL41 .M283 2016 (ebook) | DDC 200.72--dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015044037
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Contents List of Contributors vii Introduction Kocku von Stuckrad and Frans Wijsen
PART 1 Theoretical Reflections 1 Theory and Method in Critical Discursive Study of Religion: An Outline 15 Titus Hjelm 2 No Danger! The Current Re-evaluation of Religion and Luhmann’s Concept of Risk 35 Stephanie Garling 3 The Matter of Meaning and the Meaning of Matter: Explorations for the Material and Discursive Study of Religion 51 George Ioannides 4 Slippery and Saucy Discourse: Grappling with the Intersection of ‘Alternate Epistemologies’ and Discourse Analysi