Promise of Salvation A Theory of Religion

Name: Promise of Salvation A Theory of Religion
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ISBN: 9780226006932

ISBN-10: 022600693X

ISBN-13: 9780226006932

Edition: 2012

Authors: Martin Riesebrodt, Steven Rendall

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Why has religion persisted across the course of human history? Secularists have predicted the end of faith for a long time, but religions continue to attract followers. Meanwhile, scholars of religion have expanded their field to such an extent that we lack a basic framework for making sense of the chaos of religious phenomena. To remedy this state of affairs, Martin Riesebrodt here undertakes a task that is at once simple and monumental: to define, understand, and explain religion as a universal concept. Instead of propounding abstract theories, Riesebrodt concentrates on the concrete realities of worship, examining religious holidays, conversion stories, prophetic visions, and life-cycle…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/26/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Preface



Religion as Discourse: On the Critique of the Concept of Religion


Modern Religious Discourses


The Indispensability of the Concept of Religion


On Discourse-Theory Criticism


On Postcolonial Criticism


On the Necessity of Analytical Concepts


From Language to Social Reference



Religion as Social Reference: On Justifying the Concept of Religion


Demarcation


Superposition


Assimilation


The Politics of Religion


Travelers' Reports


Conclusions



Scholarly Imaginations of Religion


Religion as a Divine Gift of Reason


Religion as an Experience of Revelation


Religion as Projection


Religion as Protoscience


Religion as Affect


Religion as a Function of the Brain


Religion as Sacralized Society


Religion as an Interest in Salvation


Religion as a Commodity


Outlook



Religious Practice and the Promise of Salvation


Outline of a Theory of Religion


Defining Religion


Understanding Religion


Explaining Religion



Averting Misfortune: General Religious Practices


eligious Calendars


ife-Cycle Practices


ariable Practices



The Radical Quest for Salvation: The Practices of Religious Virtuosos


On the Concept of Virtuosity


Shamans


Christians


Jews


Muslims


Buddhists


Japanese Virtuosos


Daoists


On the Logic of Virtuoso Practices



Turning toward Salvation: Religious Propaganda


Conversion and Propaganda


Conversion Narratives


Reports of Enlightenment


Prophetic Promises



The Future of Religion


On the Universality of Religion


Secularization, Disenchantment, and Deinstitutionalization


The Return and the Future of Religion


Notes


Bibliography


Index