{"product_id":"the-study-of-religions-in-ireland-9781350291782","title":"The Study of Religions in Ireland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan McNamara\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in the study of religions at University College Cork, Ireland.\u003cb\u003eHazel O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in sociology at South East Technological University, Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, religion has played a major role in Irish society but \u003ci\u003eThe Study of Religions in Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e is the first critical study dealing with the different religions in Ireland in the past and at present. This volume is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the fundamental changes that Irish society is undergoing in relation to religion at large. * Tuula Sakaranaho, Emerita Professor of the Study of Religions, University of Helsinki, Finland *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a landmark publication, which offers a state-of-the-art survey of religions in Ireland and an ambitious agenda for future work in this increasingly important field. It will be essential reading for scholars, practitioners and journalists. * Crawford Gribben, Professor of History, Queen’s University Belfast, UK *\u003cbr\u003e15 years after the establishment of the first Study of Religions Department in Ireland at University College Cork, this volume offers a highly valuable snapshot of current research on Ireland’s diverse religious field and promises to inspire more research in the future. * Oliver Scharbrodt, Professor of Islamic Studies, Lund University, Sweden *\u003cbr\u003eThis book makes and holds space for a diverse and nuanced discussion on the dynamics of religion in Irish life, and the relationships between religion and identity, gender, community life and social and political history. It will be an important touchstone for scholars across a number of disciplines that engage with the continuing significance of religion in contemporary life, as well as the material, cultural and social heritages of religion in Ireland. * Niamh NicGhabhann, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Limerick, Ireland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface, Brendan McNamara (University College Cork, Ireland) and Hazel O’Brien (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland) \u003cb\u003ePart I: Disciplinary Overview of the Study of Religions in Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 1. The Study of Religions in Ireland – an Entangled History, \u003ci\u003eAlexandra Grieser (Trinity College Dublin) and Brian Bocking (Professor Emeritus at University College Cork, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Historical Perspectives: Irish Nationalist Women’s Religious and Political Revolutions, \u003ci\u003eAmy Heath Carpentier (Washington University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e              3. Reflections on Irish Folklore and Religion, \u003ci\u003eSile De Cleir (University of Limerick, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e 4. The Academic Discipline of Religious Education at Primary Level in Ireland, \u003ci\u003ePatricia Kieran (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Understanding the Sociology of Religion in Contemporary Ireland, \u003ci\u003eGaniel Gladys (Queens University, Belfast, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II. Themes in the Contemporary Study of Religions in Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 6. Esotericism, Romantic Nationalism, and the Birth of the Irish State, \u003ci\u003eJenny Butler (University College Cork, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Affirmations of Irishness: Traversing the Contours of Irish Protestant Identity, \u003ci\u003eDeirdre Nutall (Independent Researcher, Ireland) and Tony Walsh (Maynooth University, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Situating New Religious Movements in Contemporary Ireland, \u003ci\u003eVesna Malesevic (NUI Galway, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Migrant Religions and the Irish State, \u003ci\u003eAbel Ugba (University of Leeds, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 10. Irish Catholicism: Where has it Been and Where is it Going?, Brian Conway (Maynooth University, Ireland) 11. Thinking beyond the Island: Buddhism, Ireland and Method in the Study of Religions, \u003ci\u003eLaurence Cox (Maynooth University, Ireland) and Brian Bocking (Professor Emeritus at University College Cork, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e Postface, Mapping the Religious Field in Ireland, \u003ci\u003eTom Inglis (Professor Emeritus University College Dublin, Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039334302039,"sku":"9781350291782","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350291782.jpg?v=1750943361","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-study-of-religions-in-ireland-9781350291782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}