Tradition

A Critical Primer

Steven Engler

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Equinox Publishing Ltd
30 November 2024

Philosophy; Religious instruction; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Concepts in the Study of Religion

This book looks at the concept of tradition in the study of religion. It examines the history of the concept, uses in the discipline, theoretical perspectives (including Indigenous and post/decolonial studies, cognitive science and hermeneutics), and critical perspectives on key thinkers (Halbwachs, Gadamer, Ricoeur, J & A Assmann, Boyer, Morin) and recommendations for clearing the air of a key theoretical tension surrounding the concept of the invention of tradition.

Questioning the use of ‘tradition’ as a synonym for ‘religion,’ the book models a relational and ideology-critical approach to complex concepts. It engages with important theoretical issues, including opposition to ‘modernity,’ Indigenous ‘self-conscious traditionalism.’ colonial discourses, intersections with ritual, agency and reason and ‘the invention of tradition.’ Discussions – with examples from a variety of religions and cultures – including African, Indigenous North American, south Pacific, Afro-Brazilian, Japanese, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and esoteric. Four case studies – on esoteric Traditionalism, Candomblé, great/little traditions and Indigenous traditions in Canadian law – engage central ideas in greater detail.

By: Steven Engler
Imprint: Equinox Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781781799079
ISBN 10: 1781799075
Series: Concepts in the Study of Religion
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 30 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1: Talking Tradition Chapter 2: Pure Tradition vs. History Case Study 1: Traditionalism and the denial of historical truth Chapter 3: Invention and Authority Case Study 2: Normative tradition in Candomblé Chapter 4: Tradition and Modernity Case Study 3: Great and Little Traditions Chapter 5: Agency and Reason Case Study 4: Indigenous Tradition and Canadian Law Chapter 6: Key Thinkers of Tradition Conclusion

Steven Engler is professor of Religious Studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. He teaches a variety of courses and research popular Catholicism, Umbanda, Kardecist Spiritism and related spirit-incorporation religions in Brazil, as well as theories and methodology in the study of religions.

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