Constructing Nineteenth-Century Religion
Literary, Historical, and Religious Studies in Dialogue
Literature, Religion, & Postsecular Stud
- Format: Innbundet
- Antall sider: 334
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- Serienavn: Literature, Religion, & Postsecular Stud
- EAN: 9780814213971
- Utgivelsesår: 2019
- Bidragsyter: King, Joshua
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Bringing together scholars from literary, historical, and religious studies,Constructing Nineteenth-Century Religioninterrogates the seemingly obvious category of "religion." This collection argues that any application of religion engages in complex and relatively modern historical processes. In considering the various ways that nineteenth-century religion was constructed, commodified, and practiced, contributors to this volume "speak" to each other, finding interdisciplinary links and resonances across a range of texts and contexts.
The participle in its title-Constructing-acknowledges that any articulation of nineteenth-century religion is never just a work of the past: scholars also actively construct religion as their disciplinary assumptions (and indeed personal and lived investments) shape their research and findings. Constructing Nineteenth¿Century Religion newly analyzes the diverse ways in which religion was debated an
The participle in its title-Constructing-acknowledges that any articulation of nineteenth-century religion is never just a work of the past: scholars also actively construct religion as their disciplinary assumptions (and indeed personal and lived investments) shape their research and findings. Constructing Nineteenth¿Century Religion newly analyzes the diverse ways in which religion was debated an