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The allure of decadent thinking religious studies and the challenge of postmodernism
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The allure of decadent thinking [electronic resource] : religious studies and the challenge of postmodernism / Carl Olson.
ISBN
9780199315970 (ebook) :
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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1 online resource.
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Summary
The use of postmodern thought to approach the study of religion threatens to call into question the values and representational mode of thinking typical of the field. Religious studies with a radical scepticism grounded in an embrace of decadence by postmodern thinkers has the potential to undermine, subvert, and distort the study of religion, making it difficult to understand the subject if such an approach is uncritically adopted by scholars seeking new ways to study it.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 10, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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