Heterotopic Citizen

New Research on Religious Work for the Disadvantaged

edited by Trygve Wyller

Book cover: Heterotopic Citizen

Extent: 235 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Research in Contemporary Religion

Series volume number: 4

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2009)

ISBN: 9783525604380

Price: $88.00

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This book analyses religious work for the marginalized from the perspective of citizenship and otherness. The articles try to answer the question of whether religion makes a contribution to a growing recognition of human rights in society or if current philantropic and religious work for the marginalized re-introduces disciplinary practices which threaten the more substantial and universal citizenship. The theoretical starting point are Michel Foucault’s studies about heterotopic places.

  • Edited by Trygve Wyller