Key Categories in the Study of Religion builds upon the groundwork
laid by previous NAASR Working Papers titles in order to bring us
full circle to the symbiotic relationship between context and
critique. This volume assembles diverse sets of data to consider
pertinent categories in which critique occurs. By looking at
intentionally disparate case studies, the volume centers on four
key contextual categories which 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 explore questions concerning how scholars construct
such categories and/or critique scholars who do? Who decides how to
approach the critical study of these topics? What impact does the
context of a scholar's research have on the means and method of a
given critique? Using these enquiries as a starting point, Key
Categories in the Study of Religion investigates the ways that
method, theory, and data are mobilized via context as the primary
impetus for critical analysis. Each section begins with an
orienting essay that explores its category. These introductory
chapters include: i) an analysis of the construction of categories
in academic literature; ii) an argument either advocating or
critiquing scholarship carried out in that vein; and iii) an
exploration of its implications for the study of religion. Each
chapter is followed by four responses authored by scholars
intentionally selected to highlight diverse contexts: subjects,
fields, and methods. They extend the orienting essay's conclusions
by offering novel analysis vis-a-vis their own scholarly expertise
and subject matter. These chapters underscore instances of both
congruence and difference to further refine our understanding of
possible forms of critique relevant to each category.
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