Alternative Voices
A Plurality Approach for Religious Studies. Essays in Honor of Ulrich Berner
Contributions by Afe Adogame Contributions by Gregory D. Alles Contributions by Christoph Bochinger Contributions by Lukas Bormann Contributions by Gabriele Cappai Contributions by Ezra Chitando Contributions by James L. Cox Contributions by Umar Danfulani Contributions by Dirk Johannsen Contributions by Luther H. Martin Contributions by Wotsuna Khamalwa Contributions by Jacob Olupona Contributions by Theophilus J. Angbashim Contributions by Johannes Quack Contributions by Jörg RĂ¼pke Contributions by James Spickard Contributions by Asonzeh Ukah Contributions by David Westerlund Contributions by Oliver Freiberger Contributions by Katharina Wilkens Contributions by Michael Pye Edited by Afe Adogame Edited by Magnus Echtler Edited by Oliver Freiberger Consultant editor Christoph Kleine
Hardback (Published)
(July 2013)
ISBN: 9783525540176
6.34 x 9.33 inches
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When scholarship presents the histories, belief systems, and ritual patterns of specific religious groups, it often privileges victorious and elite fractions of those communities to the detriment and neglect of alternative, dissonant, and resurgent voices. The contributions in this volume, which include case studies on various religious and academic contexts, illustrate the importance of listening to those alternative voices for the study of religion. At the same time, they are meant to honor Professor Ulrich Berner, on the occasion of his 65th birthday, and the inspiration his plurality approach gives for studying religion and religions. As the book shows, following this approach brings to light numerous religious beliefs and practices that were neglected by previous scholarship, and it exposes the discourses, conflicts, and power relations in each particular context. It forces scholars to study religion as an ever-contested and dynamic process rather than a static institution, as it is normally conceptualized by dominant religiouselites. The chapters in this book deal with the contested category ‘religion’; the plurality of voices in religious, cultural, and ethnic encounters; alternative voices within specific religious traditions; and plurality in the study of religion itself. They demonstrate that listening to alternative voices is not only interesting but methodologically essential for a better understanding of religion.
Afe Adogame is Associate Professor of World Christianity and Religious Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
- Contributions by Afe Adogame
- Contributions by Gregory D. Alles
- Contributions by Christoph Bochinger
- Contributions by Lukas Bormann
- Contributions by Gabriele Cappai
- Contributions by Ezra Chitando
- Contributions by James L. Cox
- Contributions by Umar Danfulani
- Contributions by Dirk Johannsen
- Contributions by Luther H. Martin
- Contributions by Wotsuna Khamalwa
- Contributions by Jacob Olupona
- Contributions by Theophilus J. Angbashim
- Contributions by Johannes Quack
- Contributions by Jörg RĂ¼pke
- Contributions by James Spickard
- Contributions by Asonzeh Ukah
- Contributions by David Westerlund
- Contributions by Oliver Freiberger
- Contributions by Katharina Wilkens
- Contributions by Michael Pye
- Edited by Afe Adogame
- Edited by Magnus Echtler
- Edited by Oliver Freiberger
- Consultant editor Christoph Kleine
Other Titles in this Series
Unterscheidungen der Religion
Analysen zum globalen Religionsdiskurs und dem Problem der Differenzierung von 'Religion' in buddhistischen Kontexten des 19. und frĂ¼hen 20. Jahrhunderts
Religionsbegegnung in der asiatischen Religionsgeschichte
Kritische Reflexionen Ă¼ber ein etabliertes Konzept
Weltanschauung als Erzählkultur
Zur Konstruktion von Religion und Sozialismus in StaatsbĂ¼rgerkundeschulbĂ¼chern der DDR
Transformationen des tibetischen Buddhismus im 20. Jahrhundert
Chögyam Trungpa und die Entwicklung von Shambhala Training
Infrastrukturen und Wirklichkeitstechniken der Chaosmagie
Systemisch-praxeologische Religionswissenschaft
Religion in der verrechtlichten Gesellschaft
Rechtskonflikte und öffentliche Kontroversen um Religion als Grenzarbeiten am religiösen Feld
Religion und Musik in Glastonbury
Eine Fallstudie zu gegenwärtigen Formen religiöser Identitätsdiskurse
Religion, Recht und Zugehörigkeit
Rechtspraktiken einer westafrikanischen Kirche und die Dynamik normativer Ordnungen
Der Buddha und der ›Andere‹
Zur religiösen Differenzreflexion und narrativen Darstellung des ›Anderen‹ im Majjhima-Nikaya
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