Religion in Culture: Studies in Social Contest and Construction
Religion and the Domestication of Dissent: Or, How to Live in a Less Than Perfect Nation
2nd Edition
By Russell T. McCutcheon
June 27, 2025
In its first edition, Religion and the Domestication of Dissent focused on the representations of Islam that circulated in the wake of the 9/11 attacks—representations that scholars, pundits, and politicians alike used either to essentialize and demonize it or, instead, to isolate specific aspects ...
After World Religions: Reconstructing Religious Studies
1st Edition
By Christopher R Cotter, David G. Robertson
February 19, 2016
The World Religions Paradigm has been the subject of critique and controversy in Religious Studies for many years. After World Religions provides a rationale for overhauling the World Religions curriculum, as well as a roadmap for doing so. The volume offers concise and practical introductions to ...
Masking Hegemony: A Genealogy of Liberalism, Religion and the Private Sphere
1st Edition
By Craig Martin
March 25, 2015
'Masking Hegemony' presents a critical evaluation of the language used in liberal political thought, tracing liberalism's use of two key binary concepts - public/private and religion/state - from the Protestant Reformation to the present. Whilst appearing to separate "religion" from "state" and "...
Representing Religion: History,Theory, Crisis
1st Edition
By Tim Murphy
December 18, 2014
If religion is continually in a state of flux how can the study of religion critically examine contemporary religious beliefs and values? 'Representing Religion' critically examines this "crisis of representation". The volume traces the history of religious studies, critiquing the concept that "...
Christian Mentality: The Entanglements of Power, Violence and Fear
1st Edition
By Burton L. Mack
September 16, 2014
The Christian myth is entangled with American politics, with the nation's image of its own manifest destiny. 'Christian Mentality' analyses the myths that have shaped America's collective mentality. Concepts that are taken for granted in the formation of American policy - namely power, violence ...
The Symbolic Jesus: Historical Scholarship, Judaism and the Construction of Contemporary Identity
1st Edition
By William E. Arnal
September 16, 2014
It is widely accepted that Jesus was a Jew. However, both Christian and New Testament scholarship have a strong anti-Jewish history. 'The Symbolic Jesus' presents the controversies surrounding the Jewishness of Jesus. It examines the insistence among historical Jesus scholars that Jesus was a Jew ...
Myth and the Christian Nation
1st Edition
By Burton L. Mack
August 20, 2014
America is widely regarded as the ultimate "Christian Nation." Religious language has always been at the forefront of American politics but this has increased since the events of 9/11. 'Myth and the Christian Nation' presents a startling analysis of how and why Christianity and national identity ...
Japanese Mythology: Hermeneutics on Scripture
1st Edition
By Jun'ichi Isomae, Mukund Subramanian
August 14, 2014
Before the westernisation of Japan, mythological events were treated as national history. Two key documents have contributed to this history, both written over 1300 years ago: 'Kojiki', the Tale of Old Age, and 'Nihonshoki', the Chronicle of Japanese History. Both the Imperial Court and the general...
Rethinking Hindu Identity
1st Edition
By Dwijendra Narayan Jha
August 13, 2014
Recent years have seen the emergence of a virulent version of Hindu nationalism and fundamentalism in India under the banner of Hindutva. This xenophobic movement has obfuscated and mystified the notion of Hindu identity and reinforced its stereotypes. Its arguments range from the patently ...
Theorizing Islam: Disciplinary Deconstruction and Reconstruction
1st Edition
By Aaron W. Hughes
August 08, 2014
The scholarly study of Islam has become ever more insular and apologetic. Academic Islamic Studies has tried to maintain a focus on truth, authenticity, experience and meaning and has effectively avoided discussion of larger social, cultural and ideological issues. Many scholars of Islam have ...