Methodology in Religious Studies The Interface with Women’s Studies
Methodology in Religious Studies: The Interface with Women’s Studies by Arvind Sharma, published by SUNY Press on September 26, 2002, is a comprehensive examination of how women’s studies have influenced the methodologies used in the study of religion. This edition spans 253 pages and is presented in English. The book explores the evolution of religious studies as an academic discipline, highlighting the shift from traditional historical approaches to more contemporary hermeneutical methods, particularly in light of the women’s studies movement that gained prominence in the 1980s.
Readers will find a detailed analysis of the implications that the integration of women’s studies has on various methodologies within religious studies. The book features contributions from leading practitioners across multiple disciplines, including psychology, theology, sociology, and anthropology. These scholars investigate the enriching dialogue between religious studies and women’s studies, addressing the broader interactions between methodological approaches and the nature of the subject matter itself. This scholarly work is relevant for those interested in the intersections of religion, social science, and gender studies.
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Methodology in Religious Studies assesses the impact of womens studies on the various methods employed in studying religion. Since its inception in the 1860s, the study of religion as an academic discipline has evolved over time, ranging from the classically historical to the boldly hermeneutical. The womens studies movement has, since the 1980s, become part and parcel of the intellectual landscape of our times, and the study of religion has become increasingly influenced by it. What are the implications of this new development for the methodology of religious studies? Leading practitioners of psychological, theological, sociological, anthropological, phenomenological, historical, and hermeneutic approaches examine the mutually enriching interface between religious studies and womens studies, as they explore the broader issue of the interaction between method and the nature of the subject itself.
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