Critics Not Caretakers: Redescribing the Public Study of Religion

This collection of essays argues that the study of religion must be rethought as an ordinary aspect of social, historical existence, a stance that makes the scholar of religion a critic of cultural and historical practices rather than a caretaker of religious tradition or a font of timeless wisdom and deep meaning.

Author: Russell T. McCutcheon
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/30/2023
Pages: 364
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9781032467924

About the Author

Russell T. McCutcheon is University Research Professor and, for 18 years, was the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, USA. His publications include a variety of works on the history of the field, the everyday effects of the category "religion," along with a number of practical resources for scholars, teachers, and students.

This title is not returnable