Interpreting Religion

Making Sense of Religious Lives

Erin F. Johnston (Duke University), Vikash Singh (Montclair State University)

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Bristol University Press
01 December 2023

Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Sociology; Social theory

Series: Interpretive Lenses in Sociology

This edited collection harnesses a diversity of interpretivist perspectives to provide a panoramic view of the production, experiences, contexts, and meanings of religion.

Experts from the US, UK, India, and China explore religious phenomena using ethnographic, comparative historical, psychosocial, and critical theoretical approaches. Each chapter addresses foundational themes in the study of religion - from identity and discourse to ritual, emotion, and embodiment. Authors examine dynamic intersections of race, gender, history, and the present within the religious traditions of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

Cutting boldly across religious traditions and paradigms, the book investigates areas of harmony and contradiction across different interpretive lenses and achieves a richer understanding of the meanings of religion.

Edited by: Erin F. Johnston (Duke University), Vikash Singh (Montclair State University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Abridged edition
ISBN: 9781529211627
ISBN 10: 152921162X
Series: Interpretive Lenses in Sociology
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Erin F. Johnston is Associate in Research with the Clergy Health Initiative at Duke University. Vikash Singh is Associate Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University.

Reviews for Interpreting Religion: Making Sense of Religious Lives

"""Scholars of religion too often speak only to narrow academic circles. But this valuable collection of essays shows that good scholarship is also attentive to how people in the real world interpret their faith."" Robert Wuthnow, Princeton University"