{"product_id":"fabricating-religion-fanfare-for-the-common-e-g-paperback","title":"Fabricating Religion: Fanfare for the Common E.G. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell T. McCutcheon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe revised essays collected here, four of which are published for the first time, continue a longstanding argument made by McCutcheon and others: that the study of religion would benefit from self-conscious scrutiny of its tools, the interests that may drive them, and the effects that might follow their use. The chapters examine a variety of contemporary sites in the modern field where this thesis can be argued, whether involving the anachronistic use of of the category religion when studying the ancient world to current interest in so-called critical religion or critical realist approaches. Moreover - contrary to some past characterizations of such critiques - a constructive way forward for the field is once again recommended and, at several sites, exemplified in detail: redescribing not only religion as something ordinary but also our tendency to create the impression of exceptional and thus set-apart things, places, and people. Aimed at scholars and students alike, the book is an invitation to examine our own scholarly practices and thereby take a more active role in shaping the field in which we carry out our work as scholars of this thing we call religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The revised essays collected here, four of which are published for the first time, continue a longstanding argument made by McCutcheon and others: that the study of religion would benefit from self-conscious scrutiny of its tools, the interests that may drive them, and the effects that might follow their use. The chapters examine a variety of contemporary sites in the modern field where this thesis can be argued, whether involving the anachronistic use of of the category \u003cem\u003ereligion\u003c\/em\u003e when studying the ancient world to current interest in so-called \u003cem\u003ecritical religion\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003ecritical realist\u003c\/em\u003e approaches. Moreover - contrary to some past characterizations of such critiques - a constructive way forward for the field is once again recommended and, at several sites, exemplified in detail: redescribing not only religion as something ordinary but also our tendency to create the impression of exceptional and thus set-apart things, places, and people. Aimed at scholars and students alike, the book is an invitation to examine our own scholarly practices and thereby take a more active role in shaping the field in which we carry out our work as scholars of this thing we call religion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRussell T. McCutcheon\u003c\/strong\u003e is a University Research Professor and the chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. Through a number of authored and edited or co-edited books - from \u003cem\u003eManufacturing Religion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCritics Not Caretakers\u003c\/em\u003e to the \u003cem\u003eGuide to the Study of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStudying Religion: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e - he invites readers to crack open the academic study of religion and critically examine its presuppositions and methods, charting a rigorous course forward for the discipline. His ideas can also be engaged online at \u003cem\u003eThe Religious Studies Project\u003c\/em\u003e (www.religiousstudiesproject.com), \u003cem\u003eCulture on the Edge\u003c\/em\u003e (edge.ua.edu), and his own department's blog (religion.ua.edu\/blog). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52749565919539,"sku":"9783110676709","price":31.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VktEeEJqNW5ERHRTRzJBdVhHS2FEQT09.webp?v=1764266576","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/fabricating-religion-fanfare-for-the-common-e-g-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}