Dare to Compare: Reflections on Experimenting with Comparative Hagiology
In this response essay, I consider Jon Keune's proposal to prioritize the act of comparison over definitional agreement when beginning an exercise in comparative hagiology. Reflecting on my own experience as the respondent for a panel at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religi...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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MDPI
[2019]
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Religions
Année: 2019, Volume: 10, Numéro: 12 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ethics
B hagiology B Religious Studies B Sainthood B Comparative Method B theory and method in religious studies B collaborative scholarship B Hagiography B Comparative Religions |
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| Résumé: | In this response essay, I consider Jon Keune's proposal to prioritize the act of comparison over definitional agreement when beginning an exercise in comparative hagiology. Reflecting on my own experience as the respondent for a panel at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), which saw me comparing two very different "hagiographical texts," I argue in support of Keune's approach by stressing its advantage in pushing conceptual creativity and collaborative inclusivity. In the process, I accept Massimo Rondolino's invitation to consider his working re-definition of "hagiography", which I take as a starting point for thinking through some of the questions my panel's unconventional primary texts raise and how they might recommend revisiting our categories. In the end, I advocate for a capacious view of potential comparanda as one of the best ways to foster a process of continuous self-reflection and scholarly development. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel10120663 |