Author: Diane Jonte-Pace
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book
Keywords: teaching, series, studies, aar, freud, religious
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2003-03-27
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0195157699
ISBN-13: 9780195157697

As one of the first theorists to explore the unconscious fantasies, fears, and desires underlying religious ideas and practices, Freud con be considered one of the grandparents of the field of Religious Studies. Yet his legacy is deeply contested. How can Freud be taught in a climate of critique and controversy? The fourteen contributors to this volume, all recognized scholars of religion and psychoanalysis, describe how they address Freud’s contested legacy; they ""teach the debates."" They go on to describe their courses on Freud and religion, their innovative pedagogical practices, an

Author: Jeffrey L. Richey
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book
Keywords: teaching, series, studies, aar, confucianism, religious
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2008-02-05
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0195311604
ISBN-13: 9780195311600

Even the most casual observer of Chinese society is aware of the tremendous significance of Confucianism as a linchpin of both ancient and modern Chinese identity. Furthermore, the Confucian tradition has exercised enormous influence over the values and institutions of the other cultures of East Asia, an influence that continues to be important in the global Asian diaspora. If forecasters are correct in labeling the 21st century ’the Chinese century,’ teachers and scholars of religious studies and theology will be called upon to illuminate the history, character, and role of Confuc

Author: Catherine Bell
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book
Keywords: teaching, series, studies, aar, ritual, religious
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2007-05-18
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0195176464
ISBN-13: 9780195176469

There is a great deal of interest in bringing a better appreciation of ritual into religious studies classes, but many teachers are uncertain how to go about doing this. Religious studies faculty know how to teach texts, but they are often unprepared to teach something for which the meaning lies in the doing. How much doing should a class do? How does the teacher talk about religious concepts that exist in practical relationships, not textual descriptions? These practical issues also give rise to theoretical questions. Giving more attention to ritual effectively suggests a reinterpretation of

Author: P. Pratap Kumar
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book
Keywords: academy, american, tradition, religion, series, nava, vai, divine, lak, consort, south, indian, goddess
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 1997-01-02
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0788501992
ISBN-13: 9780788501999

The Hindu Goddess Laksmi is the consort of the great God Vishnu. This book looks at the relationship between Laskmi and Vishnu in South Indian tradition. In some other sub-traditions, P. Pratap Kumar shows, the Goddess is seen as a mediator between devotees and God. Others put her on a par with her male counterpart. In yet other traditions she is worshiped as an independent deity in her own right. South Indian Vaisnavism views the Goddess in all of these ways, with the result that theological debates have flourished. Clarifying these debates and the assumptions behind them, Kumar contributes n

Author: Katie G. Cannon
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book
Keywords: academy, series, aar, ethics, womanist, black
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 1988-01-02
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 155540216X
ISBN-13: 9781555402167

This study articulates the distinctive moral character of the Afro-American women’s community. Beginning with a reconstructive history of the Afro-American woman’s situation in America, Katie G. Cannon goes on to trace the emergence of the Black woman’s literary tradition and explain its importance in expressing the moral wisdom of Black women. The life and work of Zora Neale Hurston are examined in detail for her unique contributions to the moral tradition of the Afro-American woman. A final chapter initiates a promising exchange between the works of Hurston and those of How

Author: Paul Waldau
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book
Keywords: aar, academy, series, animals, views, speciesism, buddhist, christian, specter
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2001-12-06
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0195145712
ISBN-13: 9780195145717

Author: Diane Jonte-Pace
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book
Keywords: teaching, studies, religious, aar, freud
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2003-03-27
List price: $74.00
ISBN-10: 0195157680
ISBN-13: 9780195157680

As one of the first theorists to explore the unconscious fantasies, fears, and desires underlying religious ideas and practices, Freud con be considered one of the grandparents of the field of Religious Studies. Yet his legacy is deeply contested. How can Freud be taught in a climate of critique and controversy? The fourteen contributors to this volume, all recognized scholars of religion and psychoanalysis, describe how they address Freud’s contested legacy; they ""teach the debates."" They go on to describe their courses on Freud and religion, their innovative pedagogical practices, an