Method Today - Redescribing Approaches to the Study of Religion - Brad Stoddard

Method Today - Redescribing Approaches to the Study of Religion - Brad Stoddard

Afterword

Method Today - Redescribing Approaches to the Study of Religion - Brad Stoddard

Gregory D. Alles [+-]
McDaniel College
Gregory Alles is professor of religious studies at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He is co-editor of Numen, the journal of the International Association for the History of Religions, and a member of the steering committee of the Indigenous Religious Traditions Unit of the American Academy of Religion. Dr. Alles has served as President of the North American Association for the Study of Religions. His research has focused widely on rhetoric in Greek and Sanskrit epic, the history of the study of religions in Germany, particularly the work of Rudolf Otto, the study of religions in a global context, and most recently on adivasi (tribal) people in Gujarat, India, known as Rathvas. He edited Religious Studies: A Global View and is author of The Iliad, The Ramayana, and the Work of Religion: Failed Persuasion and Religious Mystification as well as a number of articles.

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The Afterword attempts to situate the discussions in the volume within a broader context in two ways. While acknowledging the valuable contributions which the discussions make, it uses a specific example to point out some practical limits in their application. It also seeks to draw connections between these discussions and other discussions, using indigenous research methodologies as its example.

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Alles, Gregory. Afterword. Method Today - Redescribing Approaches to the Study of Religion. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 259-274 Sep 2018. ISBN 9781781795682. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=31800. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.31800. Sep 2018

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