Religion and the Domestication of Dissent - Or, How to Live in a Less Than Perfect Nation

Informationen zum Autor Russell T. McCutcheon is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. Klappentext This essay considers a variety of discursive sites, from contemporary film and art to the War on Terror to ask the reader to consider how the classifications we use to name and thereby negotiate our social worlds are implicitly political and are being wielded in the public arena to carry out generally undisclosed/under analysed social work. Zusammenfassung This essay considers a variety of discursive sites, from contemporary film and art to the War on Terror to ask the reader to consider how the classifications we use to name and thereby negotiate our social worlds are implicitly political and are being wielded in the public arena to carry out generally undisclosed/under analysed social work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. "Religion" and the Lust for Dogmatic Rule; 2. Swapping Spit around the Campfire; 3. The Tricks and Treats of Classification; 4. A Little More Authentic than was Really Necessary; 5. Another Reason why Societies Need Dissent; 6. That Versatile Little Problem-Solver; Afterword; References

Product details

• Authors: Russell T. McCutcheon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9781845530006
• ISBN: 978-1-84553-000-6
• No. of pages: 138
• Series: Religion in Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs, Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs