Critical Categories in the Study of Religion aims to present the pivotal articles that best represent the most important trends in how scholars have gone about the task of describing, interpreting, and explaining the place of religion in human life. The series focuses on the development of categories and the terminology of scholarship that make possible knowledge about human beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. Each volume in the series is intended as both an introductory survey of the issues that surround the use of various key terms as well as an opportunity for a thorough retooling of the concept under study, making clear to readers that the cognitive categories of scholarship are themselves historical artefacts that change over time.
Reviews of the Series "The books in this Equinox series, edited by Russell McCutcheon, are a top-notch set of articles and excerpts on their respetive themes. Each presents classic statements as well as current perspectives and provides rich and nuanced editorial frames. The editorial introductions to sections offer substantive discussions in their own right. ...this series is of great value for students, scholars and libraries, with special relevance for religious studies and anthropology." Behavioral & Social Science Librarian 26.2 (2007)
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