Taking Seriously, Not Taking Sides

Challenges and Perspectives in the Study of Religions
2024
ISBN: 978-3-506-79660-8
Verlag: Brill I Schoeningh

Buch, Englisch, Deutsch, 378 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 835 g

Reihe: Religion and transformation in contemporary European society

“Taking seriously, not taking sides”: This statement about the positioning of Religious Studies as a reflexive, unbiased research approach, which must always recognise emic perspectives, is a central theme of the “Viennese Tradition of Religious Studies.” With his vast expertise and innovative research, Hans Gerald Hödl has shaped Austrian Religious Studies like few others. This book, which is dedicated to him and his work, brings together scholars who share his passion for the study of religions and have engaged with his perspectives. The contributions in this collection engage in disciplinary debates, explore different dimensions of ritual, and offer (religious) philosophical perspectives and aesthetic reflections.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pokorny, Lukas K.

Mattes, Astrid

Pokorny, Lukas

Mattes-Zippenfenig, Astrid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Geschichte der Theologie, Einzelne Theologen

Über Autor(innen)

Lukas K. Pokorny is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Vienna. Large parts of his current research focus on millenarianism and esotericism as well as new, alternative, and Asian diasporic religions in Austria.
Astrid Mattes is Assistant Professor of Social Scientific Research on Religion at the University of Vienna. Her main fields of interest lie at the intersection of religion and politics and empirical research on religion.