Introduction: Performing Religion

Professor Eileen Barker, one of the key figures in recent sociology of religion and the subject of this volume's portrait, recalls in her text how her first goal in life was to become an actress. Only later on and quite by accident did she stumble upon the social sciences of religion, without,...

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Auteurs: Blanes, Ruy Llera 1976- (Auteur) ; Coleman, Simon 1963- (Auteur) ; Hausner, Sondra L. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Berghahn [2018]
Dans: Religion and society
Année: 2018, Volume: 9, Numéro: 1, Pages: VI-VII
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Barker, Eileen 1938- / Religion / Performance (Arts) / Performativité (Sciences culturelles)
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Résumé:Professor Eileen Barker, one of the key figures in recent sociology of religion and the subject of this volume's portrait, recalls in her text how her first goal in life was to become an actress. Only later on and quite by accident did she stumble upon the social sciences of religion, without, however, losing interest in performing. Those reminiscences are somewhat of a motto for what we find in this volume of Religion and Society: texts concerned with the performance of religion in society from different angles and perspectives—from ritual to reflexivity, from advocacy to opposition (here Eileen's piece is illuminating in its subtleties of approach), and from definition to regulation.
ISSN:2150-9301
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion and society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3167/arrs.2018.090101