Entering Religious Minds - The Social Study of Worldviews

Nine original first-person accounts provide an integrated, problem-solving approach to field research in religious extremism as the authors journey into the worlds of a variety of unusual, sometimes violent, religious groups.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Contributors
1. Introduction: The Challenge of Entering Religious Minds Mark Juergensmeyer and Mona Kanwal Sheikh
Part I Bridging Disciplines: Theology, Religious Studies, and Social Science
2. From Methodists to Mormons: Reflections on Describing and Explaining Religious Worldviews Ann Taves
3. Finding a Vocation Between Religious Worlds Richard Madsen
4. Route 40: Encountering a Spiritual School in the Desert Ariel Glucklich
5. Translating Worldviews: Religious Studies as a Social Science Julie Ingersoll
Part II Encountering Religious Violence: Fieldwork, Empathy, and Immersion
6. Talking with Terrorists, Entering Their Minds Mark Juergensmeyer
7. Epistemic Worldviews: Buddhist Perspectives on Violence Michael Jerryson
8. Lessons from My Study of the Pakistani Taliban Mona Kanwal Sheikh
9. Interviewing White Ethno(-Religious) Nationalists: Reflections on Fieldwork Sara Kamali
10. Grasping Ritual Violence in Ancient Texts Margo Kitts
11. Conclusion: The Significance of Worldview Analysis for Social Sciences Mona Kanwal Sheikh
Index

About the author

Mona Kanwal Sheikh, PhD in Political Science, is Senior Researcher and Head of the International Security Research Unit at the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mark Juergensmeyer is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, Affiliate Professor of Religious Studies, and Founding Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California-Santa Barbara.

Summary

Nine original first-person accounts provide an integrated, problem-solving approach to field research in religious extremism as the authors journey into the worlds of a variety of unusual, sometimes violent, religious groups.

Product details

• Authors: Mona Kanwal Juergensmeyer Sheikh
• Assisted by: Mark Juergensmeyer (Editor), Juergensmeyer Mark (Editor), Mona Kanwal Sheikh (Editor), Sheikh Mona Kanwal (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.08.2019
• EAN: 9781138603936
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60393-6
• No. of pages: 138
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Religion: general, Politics & government, Religion & politics, Politics and government, Religion and Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State