Theory in Distress? On Being ‘Critical’ with Everything
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‘Religion’ is often, if not always, deemed a rather problematic category by critical theorists, who urge scholars to be more attentive to the genealogy and history of the category. As part of the review symposium of Theory in a Time of Excess (2016), this review essay argues that ‘theory’ itself could be deemed problematic if we wish to be consistent in adopting such a critical stance, which can lead to several dead-ends when excluding other theoretical options and possibilities.
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Barton, Carlin A. & Daniel Boyarin (2016). Imagine No Religion: How Modern Abstractions Hide Ancient Realities. New York: Fordham University Press.
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Roubekas, Nickolas P. (2017). Review of Carlin A. Barton and Daniel Boyarin: Imagine No Religion. How Modern Abstractions Hide Ancient Realities. Critical Research on Religion 5 (2), pp. 217-221.
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Theory in Distress? On Being ‘Critical’ with Everything
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Abstract
‘Religion’ is often, if not always, deemed a rather problematic category by critical theorists, who urge scholars to be more attentive to the genealogy and history of the category. As part of the review symposium of Theory in a Time of Excess (2016), this review essay argues that ‘theory’ itself could be deemed problematic if we wish to be consistent in adopting such a critical stance, which can lead to several dead-ends when excluding other theoretical options and possibilities.
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| Abstract Views | 330 | 63 | 5 |
| Full Text Views | 244 | 4 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 107 | 11 | 0 |