The promise of salvation
Subtitle: a theory of religion
By: Martin Riesebrodt ; translated by Steven Rendall.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780226713915
Subjects: Religion -- Philosophy; Salvation
Work titles: Cultus und Heilsversprechen.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion as discourse: on the critique of the concept of religion; title: Modern religious discourses; title: The indispensability of the concept of religion; title: On discourse-theory criticism; title: On postcolonial criticism; title: On the necessity of analytical concepts; title: From language to social reference; title: Religion as social reference: on justifying the concept of religion; title: Demarcation; title: Superimposition; title: Assimilation; title: The politics of religion; title: Travelers' reports; title: Conclusions; title: Scholarly imaginations of religion; title: Religion as a divine gift of reason; title: Religion as an experience of revelation; title: Religion as projection; title: Religion as protoscience; title: Religion as affect; title: Religion as a function of the brain; title: Religion as sacralized society; title: Religion as an interest in salvation; title: Religion as a commodity; title: Outlook; title: Religious practice and the promise of salvation: outline of a theory of religion; title: Defining religion; title: Understanding religion; title: Explaining religion; title: Averting misfortune: general religious practices; title: Religious calendars; title: Life-cycle practices; title: Variable practices; title: The radical quest for salvation: the practices of religious virtuosos; title: On the concept of virtuosity; title: Shamans; title: Christians; title: Jews; title: Muslims; title: Buddhists; title: Japanese virtuosos; title: Daoists; title: On the logic of virtuoso practices; title: Turning toward salvation: religious propaganda; title: Conversion and propaganda; title: Conversion narratives; title: Reports of enlightenment; title: Prophetic promises; title: The future of religion; title: On the universality of religion; title: Secularization, disenchantment, and deinstitutionalization; title: The return and the future of religion.