The Who, Why, and What of Religion—and Its Study

IF 0.3 2区哲学 Q2 HISTORY

HISTORY OF RELIGIONS Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI:10.1086/725410

R. Mccutcheon

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Abstract

This review article examines two recent books that each adopt different stands on the contributions to be made by theory—or perhaps better, metatheory—in the study of religion. For while one aims to cultivate the role of the scholar as being a bit of a scandalous fool, the other strongly encourages colleagues to adopt an interpretive method that, or so it is claimed, contributes to solving a variety of pressing societal problems.

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谁、为什么、什么是宗教——及其研究

这篇评论文章考察了最近出版的两本书，这两本书对宗教研究中理论——或者更好的说法是元理论——的贡献采取了不同的立场。一方面，前者的目标是把学者塑造成一个有点可耻的傻瓜，另一方面，后者则强烈鼓励同事们采用一种解释方法，或者说，这种方法被认为有助于解决各种紧迫的社会问题。

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期刊介绍： For nearly fifty years, History of Religions has set the standard for the study of religious phenomena from prehistory to modern times. History of Religions strives to publish scholarship that reflects engagement with particular traditions, places, and times and yet also speaks to broader methodological and/or theoretical issues in the study of religion. Toward encouraging critical conversations in the field, HR also publishes review articles and comprehensive book reviews by distinguished authors.