Bodily Citations: Religion and Judith Butler (Gender, Theory, and Religion)

In such works as Gender Trouble and Bodies That Matter Judith Butler broke new ground in understanding the construction and performance of identities. While Butler's writings have been crucial and often controversial in the development of feminist and queer theory, Bodily Citations is the first anthology centered on applying her theories to religion. In this collection scholars in anthropology, biblical studies, theology, ethics, and ritual studies use Butler's work to investigate a variety of topics in biblical, Islamic, Buddhist, and Christian traditions. The authors shed new light on Butler's ideas and highlight their ethical and political import. They also broaden the scope of religious studies as they bring it into conversation with feminist and queer theory. Subjects discussed include the woman's mosque movement in Cairo, the ordination of women in the Catholic Church, the possibility of queer ethics, religious ritual, and biblical constructions of sexuality. Contributors include: Karen Trimble Alliaume, Lewis University; Teresa Hornsby, Drury University; Amy Hollywood, Harvard Divinity School; Christina Hutchins, Pacific School of Religion; Saba Mahmood, University of California, Berkeley; Susanne Mrozik, Mount Holyoke College; Claudia Schippert, University of Central Florida; Rebecca Schneider, Brown University; Ken Stone, Chicago Theological Seminary In such works as __Gender Trouble__ and __Bodies That Matter__ Judith Butler broke new ground in understanding the construction and performance of identities. While Butler's writings have been crucial and often controversial in the development of feminist and queer theory, __Bodily Citations__ is the first anthology centered on applying her theories to religion. In this collection scholars in anthropology, biblical studies, theology, ethics, and ritual studies use Butler's work to investigate a variety of topics in biblical, Islamic, Buddhist, and Christian traditions. The authors shed new light on Butler's ideas and highlight their ethical and political import. They also broaden the scope of religious studies as they bring it into conversation with feminist and queer theory. Contributors include: Karen Trimble Alliaume, Lewis University; Teresa Hornsby, Drury University; Amy Hollywood, Harvard Divinity School; Christina Hutchins, Pacific School of Religion; Saba Mahmood, University of California, Berkeley; Susanne Mrozik, Mount Holyoke College; Claudia Schippert, University of Central Florida; Rebecca Schneider, Brown University; Ken Stone, Chicago Theological Seminary Introduction -- Judith Butler In Theory / Ellen T. Armour And Susan M. St. Ville -- Textual Bodies -- Materializations Of Virtue : Buddhist Discourses On Bodies / Susanne Mrozik -- The Garden Of Eden And The Heterosexual Contract / Ken Stone -- The Annoying Woman : Biblical Scholarship After Judith Butler / Teresa J. Hornsby -- Embodying Identities -- Disturbingly Catholic : Thinking The Inordinate Body / Karen Trimble Alliaume -- Unconforming Becomings : The Significance Of Whitehead's Novelty And Butler's Subversion For The Repetitions Of Lesbian Identity And The Expansion Of The Future / Christina K. Hutchins -- Turning On/to Ethics / Claudia Schippert -- Agency, Performativity, And The Feminist Subject / Saba Mahmood -- Theorizing Bodies -- Judith Butler In My Hands / Rebecca Schneider -- Performativity, Citationality, Ritualization / Amy Hollywood -- Afterword / Judith Butler. Edited By Ellen T. Armour And Susan M. St. Ville. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [293]-295) And Index. "In such works as 'Gender Trouble' and "Bodies That Matter" Judith Butler broke new ground in understanding the construction and performance of identities. While Butler's writings have been crucial and often controversial in the development of feminist and queer theory, 'Bodily Citations' is the first anthology centered on applying her theories to religion. In this collection scholars in anthropology, biblical studies, theology, ethics, and ritual studies use Butler's work to investigate a variety of topics in biblical, Islamic, Buddhist, and Christian traditions. The authors shed new light on Butler's ideas highlighting their ethical and political import and bringing religious studies into conversation with feminist and queer theory. Subjects discussed include the woman's mosque movement in Cairo, the ordination of women in the Catholic Church, the possibility of queer ethics, religious ritual, and biblical constructions of sexuality."--Publisher's description