A Modest Proposal on Method: Essaying the Study of Religion (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 2)

The essays in A Modest Proposal on Method, three of which are new, further document failings in the study of religion but offers practical suggestions for reinventing the field. A modest proposal on method' further documents methodological and institutional failings in the academic study of religion. This collection of essays#x97; which includes three previously unpublished chapters#x97;identifies the manner in which old problems (like the presumption that our object of study is a special, deeply meaningful case) yet remain in the field. But amidst the critique there are a variety of practical suggestions for how the science of religion can become methodologically even-handed and self-reflexive#x97;the markings of a historically rigorous exercise. Each chapter is introduced and contextualized by a newly written, substantive introduction Further Documents Methodological And Institutional Failings In The Academic Study Of Religion. This Collection Of Essays--which Includes Three Previously Unpublished Chapters--identifies The Manner In Which Old Problems (like The Presumption That Our Object Of Study Is A Special, Deeply Meaningful Case) Yet Remain In The Field. But Amidst The Critique There Are A Variety Of Practical Suggestions For How The Science Of Religion Can Become Methodologically Even-handed And Self-reflexive--the Markings Of A Historically Rigorous Exercise.--provided By Publisher