The allure of decadent thinking : religious studies and the challenge of postmodernism /
The use of postmodern thought to approach the study of religion threatens to call into question the values and representational mode of thinking typical of the field. Religious studies with a radical scepticism grounded in an embrace of decadence by postmodern thinkers has the potential to undermine...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The use of postmodern thought to approach the study of religion threatens to call into question the values and representational mode of thinking typical of the field. Religious studies with a radical scepticism grounded in an embrace of decadence by postmodern thinkers has the potential to undermine, subvert, and distort the study of religion, making it difficult to understand the subject if such an approach is uncritically adopted by scholars seeking new ways to study it. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 207 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199315970 0199315973 9780199959846 0199959846 |