Closed and Open Concepts of Religion: The Problem of Essentialism in Teaching about Religion
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Closed and Open Concepts of Religion: The Problem of Essentialism in Teaching about Religion - Textbook Gods |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Torsten Hylen; Dalarna University; Sweden |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religious Studies; education |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | religious education; Swedish education system |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Religion: general (HRA) |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Having spent approximately 15 years as a teacher of religious studies, primarily for prospective religion teachers in public schools, I have reached an increasingly strong conclusion that many students unconsciously carry with them an essentialist view on religion, a perception that they acquired during their childhood. Additionally, through discussions with students in the teachers’ education programme who have relatively fresh experiences from their own schooling or who have interned in public schools, I have learned that many active religion teachers in Swedish schools have perceptions about religion that are more or less essentialist.2 Therefore, the present article is oriented primarily towards students who intend to become teachers of religion, as well as current religion teachers. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Apr-2014 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | theoretical investigation; survey |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/23872 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.23872 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Textbook Gods |
| 16. | Language | English=en | En |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Sweden, contemporary |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |