Assembling Our Theoretical Toolboxes

A Response

Authors

  • Teemu Taira University of Helsinki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.36145

Keywords:

deconstruction, critical theory, realism, non-realism, social construction

Author Biography

  • Teemu Taira, University of Helsinki
    Teemu Taira, University of Helsinki, Finland.

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Taira, Teemu. 2017. “Review of Elizabeth Shakman Hurd’s Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion.” Temenos: Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion 53(2): 294–297. https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/68895

Published

2018-06-06

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How to Cite

Taira, T. (2018). Assembling Our Theoretical Toolboxes: A Response. Implicit Religion, 20(4), 427-436. https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.36145