If Discourse Is All There Is

On Studying Religion in the Ancient Context

Authors

  • Sarah E. Rollens Rhodes College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.36359

Keywords:

religion, classification, biblical studies, classics, ancient history, secularism, modernity

Abstract

This article responds to the provocative essay by Nickolas Roubekas, which deals with studying "religion" in the ancient context.

Author Biography

  • Sarah E. Rollens, Rhodes College

    Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies

References

Butler, Judith. 1995. “Contingent Foundations.” In Feminist Contentions: A Philosophical Exchange, by Seyla Benhabib, Judith Butler, Drucilla Cornell, and Nancy Fraser, 35–58. New York: Routledge.

Martin, Craig. 2017. A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.

Roubekas, Nickolas P. 2018. “The Insularity of the Study of Ancient Religions and ‘Religion.’” Bulletin for the?Study of Religion 47?(2):?2–7. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.34613

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Published

2018-09-24

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Rollens, S. (2018). If Discourse Is All There Is: On Studying Religion in the Ancient Context. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 47(2), 8-10. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.36359