To what extent is religion inherently textual? What might the term 'textual' mean in relation to religious faith and practice? These are the two key questions addressed by the eleven thought-provoking essays collected in this volume. Accounts of the content and structure of sacred texts are commonplace. The rather more adventurous aim of this book is to disclose (within the context of religion) the various ways in which meaning can be read of more or less obviously sacred writing and from discourses such as the body, the built and natural environment, drama and ritual.
ISBN: | 9781032243559 |
Publication date: | 13th December 2021 |
Author: | Peter Collins |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 210 pages |
Series: | Theology and Religion in Interdisciplinary Perspective Series in Association with the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group |
Genres: |
Regional / International studies Religion: general Anthropology Sociology Cultural studies European history |