{"product_id":"religion-in-50-words-9780367690472","title":"Religion in 50 Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReligion in 50 Words: A Critical Vocabulary\u003c\/em\u003e is the first of a two-volume work that seeks to transform the study of religion by offering a radically critical perspective. It does so by providing a succinct and critical examination of the key words used in the modern study of religion. Arranged alphabetically, the book explores the historic roots, varied uses, and current significance and utility of the technical terms used within the current field of religious studies. These are the terms that both students and scholars routinely deploy to think about, describe, and analyze datasometimes without realizing that they are themselves technical tools in need of attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the topics covered: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelief \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCulture \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefinition \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvironment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived religion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial religion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrthodoxy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSacred\/profane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecular\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheory \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Covering an essential set of concepts, \u003ci\u003eReligion in 50 Words \u003c\/i\u003eoffers vital grounding for the study of religion—helping readers to understand what we often overlook: how we secure and what we mean by the words we use when studying religion. They name and tackle the fundamental question: what do words have to do with the study of religion? I highly recommend this book.\" \u003cb\u003eAnthony B. Pinn\u003c\/b\u003e, Rice University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This substantive and singular guide describes and analyzes the embedded and extended meanings of the categories and terms used in the contemporary study of religion. Written in an informative rather than normative tone, it will help students of religion clarify our thinking and say what we mean.\" \u003cb\u003eWilliam Scott Green\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Miami, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A scholar is only as good as her tools, and with this volume Hughes and McCutcheon have provided scholars of religion with a metaphorical whetstone on which they can sharpen their most important tools: their concepts. In each of these fifty chapters, Hughes and McCutcheon outline the contours of the fault lines in the field, show how different scholarly approaches utilize broadly shared concepts but often for competing purposes, and evaluate the relative merits of rival approaches. This volume will be of interest to both seasoned scholars and students new to the field looking for a survey of our field’s contested vocabulary.\" \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e, St. Thomas Aquinas College, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eReligion in 50 Words \u003c\/em\u003eis not just another collection of useful (or useless) words for studying religion. It is a masterful introduction to the \u003ci\u003ecritical\u003c\/i\u003e use of terms in the academic study of religion. Written by two of the most qualified scholars to undertake such an endeavour, this volume opens up the interdisciplinary 'field' that is the study of religion.\" \u003cstrong\u003eKocku von Stuckrad\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Groningen, The Netherlands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A User’s Guide; 1. Affect; 2. Authenticity; 3. Authority; 4. Belief; 5. Canon; 6. Classification; 7. Cognition; 8. Comparison; 9. Critical; 10. Culture; 11. Definition; 12. Description; 13. Diaspora; 14. Environment; 15. Essence; 16. Experience; 17. Explanation; 18. Faith; 19. Function; 20. Gender; 21. History; 22. Identity; 23. Ideology; 24. Indigeneity; 25. Interpretation; 26. Law; 27. Lived Religion; 28. Material Religion; 29. Method; 30. Methodological Agnosticism; 31. Origin; 32. Orthodoxy; 33. Phenomenology; 34. Pluralism; 35. Politics; 36. Power; 37. Practice; 38. Primitive; 39. Race; 40. Redescription; 41. Religion; 42. Religious Literacy; 43. Sacred\/Profane; 44. Secular; 45. Society; 46. Status; 47. Text; 48. Theory; 49. World Religions; 50. Worldview; Appendix: A Word on Etymologies; Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018023076183,"sku":"9780367690472","price":27.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/religion-in-50-words-9780367690472","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}