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Theory and Method: The Basics

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Articles in this section provides an introduction to theory and method in the academic study of religion, with method constituting how the study is undertaken, and theory providing a conceptual framework for method. The Overview Article, which examines the boundaries of the field, is a good starting place for beginners.


Art, Media, Representation, and Religion

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Sharday C. Mosurinjohn

Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion : A Critical Exploration

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George D. Chryssides and Amy R. Whitehead (Editors), 2023

Current Approaches in the Science of Religion

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James Van Slyke

Discourse and Ideology : A Critique of the Study of Culture

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Craig Martin (Author), 2022

Economics and Religion: Money, Resources, and Choice

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Jonathan Oxley

Fieldnotes in the Critical Study of Religion : Revisiting Classical Theorists

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Richard Newton and Vaia Touna (Editors), 2023

Gender and Sexuality in the Study of Religion

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Caroline Matas

Material Religion

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Annie Rose O’Brien

New Sacred Texts

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Eugene V. Gallagher

Overview: Theory and Method

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Bradley L. Herling

A Phenomenology of Indigenous Religions : Theory and Practice

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James L. Cox (Author), 2023

Philosophy of Religion

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Timothy D. Knepper

Politics, Morality, and Religion: Dismantling the Wall

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Méadhbh McIvor

The Psychology of Religion: Experiential Dimensions

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Ingela Visuri and Göran Ståhle

Religion, Space, and Environment

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Susannah Crockford

Ritual and Performance Studies

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Barry Stephenson

Sociology of Religion

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Abby Day

Stereotyping Religion II : Critiquing Clichés

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Brad Stoddard and Craig Martin (Editors), 2023

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