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Taking ‘Religion’ Seriously: Essays on the Discursive Study of Religion: 18 (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion) - Hardcover

Book 9 of 23: Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion

Teemu Taira

 
9789004511699: Taking ‘Religion’ Seriously: Essays on the Discursive Study of Religion: 18 (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9004511695 ISBN 13: 9789004511699
Publisher: BRILL, 2022

Synopsis

Drawing on examples from judicial processes, media discourses, and scholarly debates related to Wiccans, Druids, and Jedi knights, among others, this book examines how social actors negotiate what counts as “religion” and argues for the relevance of the discursive study of religion.

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About the Author

Teemu Taira, Ph.D. (Turku, 2006), is Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religion at the University of Helsinki. He has published extensively on theoretical and methodological issues in the study of religion, religion and the media, and atheism in public discourse, including Media Portrayals of Religion and the Secular Sacredwith Kim Knott and Elizabeth Poole (Ashgate, 2013).

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Publisher
BRILL
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9004511695
ISBN 13 
9789004511699
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
226