{"product_id":"key-categories-in-the-study-rebekka-king-9781781799666","title":"Key Categories in the Study of Religion: Contexts and Critiques","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKey Categories in the Study of Religion \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the symbiotic relationship between context and critique. This volume centers on four key contextual categories that stand at the heart of the academic study of religion: citizenship and politics, class and economy, gender and sexuality, and race and ethnicity. The contributors to this volume investigate the ways that method, theory, and data are mobilized via context as a primary impetus for critical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing these key categories, this volume brings together diverse data domains to explore the similarities and differences that emerge when one theoretical framework moves from domain to domain. In the same way that scholars have argued against an essentialist understanding of \"religion,\" these categories of analysis should be employed within the matrix of their social, cultural, and ideological contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the four parts begins with an orienting essay that investigates a category, analyzing the construction of categories in academic literature, arguing either for or against scholarship carried out in that vein, and exploring its implications for the study of religion. Each essay is followed by response chapters that highlight diverse contexts: subjects, fields, and methods. Each response chapter extends the orienting essay's conclusions by offering novel analysis vis-à-vis the scholarly expertise and subject matter of its author. These responses underscore instances of congruence and difference to further refine our understanding of forms of critique relevant to each category. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebekka King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781799660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781799666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d","brand":"Rebekka King","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052744634623,"sku":"9781781799666","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99fe5e33-576d-4940-bb13-c1bc642b8e8e.jpg?v=1685020503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/key-categories-in-the-study-rebekka-king-9781781799666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}