{"product_id":"the-sacred-is-the-profane-the-political-nature-of-religion-9780199757121","title":"The Sacred Is the Profane: The Political Nature of Religion","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Is the Profane\u003c\/em\u003e collects nine essays written over several years by William Arnal and Russell T. McCutcheon that share a convergent perspective: not simply that both the category and concept religion is a construct, something that we cannot assume to be natural or universal, but\u003cbr\u003ealso that the ability to think and act religiously is, quite specifically, a modern, political category in its origins and effects, the mere by-product of the modern state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese collected essays, substantially rewritten for this volume, advance current scholarly debates on secularism-debates which, the authors argue, insufficiently theorize the sacred\/secular, church\/state, and private\/public binaries by presupposing religion (often under the guise of such terms as\u003cbr\u003ereligiosity, faith, or spirituality) to historically precede the nation-state. The essays return, again and again, to the question of what religion--word and concept--accomplishes, now, for those who employ it, whether at the popular, political, or scholarly level. The focus here for two\u003cbr\u003ewriters from seemingly different fields is on the efficacy, costs, and the tactical work carried out by dividing the world between religious and political, church and state, sacred and profane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Arnal, Russell T. McCutcheon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199757121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam E. Arnal\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Regina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRussell T. McCutcheon\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39937650458739,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_7cd48f12-dd58-4624-9d1a-e31928ca23e0.jpg?v=1647994970","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-sacred-is-the-profane-the-political-nature-of-religion-9780199757121","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}