Too Much, Too Little, or the Wrong Kind of ‘Theory’ in the Study of Religions?

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" Too Much, Too Little, or the Wrong Kind of ‘Theory’ in the Study of Religions? "
Christopher M. Kavanagh

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1077943
Doc. No	:	LA121572
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700682-12341439‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Christopher M. Kavanagh
Title & Author	:	Too Much, Too Little, or the Wrong Kind of ‘Theory’ in the Study of Religions? [Article]\ Christopher M. Kavanagh
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Method Theory in the Study of Religion
Date	:	2018
Volume/ Issue Number	:	30/4-5
Page No	:	463–471
Abstract	:	In response to the recent publication of Theory In a Time of Excess this article offers an outsider perspective on the theoretical issues raised and why they are ultimately unlikely to be resolved. The article argues that there is a widespread problematic tendency to equate theory with a specific category of critical theory that tautologically restricts the theoretical boundaries of the study of religion field and neglects the contributions of more empirically inclined theorists. In a similar manner, essentialising narratives about the Cognitive Science of Religion that portray the field as unified and monolithic are highlighted and the validity of such critiques is questioned. In response to the recent publication of Theory In a Time of Excess this article offers an outsider perspective on the theoretical issues raised and why they are ultimately unlikely to be resolved. The article argues that there is a widespread problematic tendency to equate theory with a specific category of critical theory that tautologically restricts the theoretical boundaries of the study of religion field and neglects the contributions of more empirically inclined theorists. In a similar manner, essentialising narratives about the Cognitive Science of Religion that portray the field as unified and monolithic are highlighted and the validity of such critiques is questioned.
Descriptor	:	cognitive science of religion
Descriptor	:	critical theory
Descriptor	:	General
Descriptor	:	methodology
Descriptor	:	Religious Studies
Descriptor	:	review
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700682-12341439‬