Publication

2017-11-02 - Bloomsbury Academic

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2017005073
  • Amazon1474292208

Classifications

  • LCCGN470
  • LCCBL48 .S74 2017

Description

"Our culture is full of popular stereotypes about religion, both positive and negative. Many people uncritically assume that religion is intrinsically violent, or that religion makes people moral, or that it is simply "bullshit". This concise volume tackles 10 of these stereotypes, addresses why scholars of religion find them to be cliched, describes their origins, and explains the social or political work they rhetorically accomplish in the present. Cliches addressed include the following: - Religions are belief systems - I'm spiritual but not religious - Religion concerns the transcendent - Learning about religions leads to tolerance and understanding - Religion is a private matter. Written in an easy and accessible style, Stereotyping Religion: Critiquing Cliches will be of interest to all readers looking to clear away unsophisticated assumptions in preparation for more critical studies."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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  • Stereotyping Religion: Critiquing ClichésHardcoverBloomsbury Academic2017-11-02

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