Preconditions of the Post-Theoretical
Periodizing the Study of Religion
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.31102Keywords:
Periodization, Historiography, Thresholds, IdentityAbstract
This article analyzes strategies of periodization both in the contemporary political discourse as well as in the construction of disciplinary identities in the study of religion.
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Koselleck, Reinhart. 2002. “On the Need for Theory in the Discipline of History.” The Practice of Conceptual History: Timing History, Spacing Concepts, transl. by Todd Samuel Presner et al. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
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McCutcheon, Russell. 2016. “Beyond Cynicism”. In this Volume. pp XX?
Nassehi, Armin. 2008. Die Zeit der Gesellschaft. Auf dem Weg zu einer soziologischen Theorie der Zeit. Wiesbaden: VS.
Ricoeur, Paul. 1990. Time and Narrative. Narrated Time. Volume 3. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Schimmel, Annemarie. 1960. “Summary of the Discussion.” Numen 7: 235–39.
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Zizek, Slavoj. 2014. Event. A Philosophical Journey Through a Concept. London: Melville House.
Published
2017-04-18
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How to Cite
Atwood, D. (2017). Preconditions of the Post-Theoretical: Periodizing the Study of Religion. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 46(1), 12-14. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.31102
