Nothing Outside the Text?

Religion and its Others in Emoji Discourse

Authors

  • Méadhbh McIvor University of Groningen
  • Richard Amesbury Clemson University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.34261

Keywords:

Emoji, Method and Theory in the Study of Religion, Concept of Religion

Abstract

The authors of "Emoji Dei: Religious Iconography in the Digital Age" respond to Joseph Laycock's discussion of their essay. This response focuses on methodological issues and offers a critical assessment of the claim that "religion" is a second-order category.

Author Biographies

  • Méadhbh McIvor, University of Groningen

    Assistant Professor of Religion, Law and Human Rights, University of Groningen

  • Richard Amesbury, Clemson University

    Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Clemson University

References

Nongbri, Brent. “Dislodging ‘Embedded’ Religion: A Brief Note on a Scholarly Trope.” Numen 55 (2008): 440–60. https://doi.org/10.1163/156852708X310527.

Smith, Jonathan Z. “Religion, Religions, Religious.” In Critical Terms for Religious Studies, edited by Mark C. Taylor, 269–84. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.

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Published

2017-12-21

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3-4 (2017)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

McIvor, M., & Amesbury, R. (2017). Nothing Outside the Text? Religion and its Others in Emoji Discourse. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 46(3-4), 64-65. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.34261