Religious Affects

Schaefer Donovan O. Schaefer

Description

In Religious Affects Donovan O. Schaefer challenges the notion that religion is inextricably linked to language and belief, proposing instead that it is primarily driven by affects. Drawing on affect theory, evolutionary biology, and poststructuralist theory, Schaefer builds on the recent materialist shift in religious studies to relocate religious practices in the affective realm-an insight that helps us better understand how religion is lived in conjunction with systems of power. To demonstrate religion's animality and how it works affectively, Schaefer turns to a series of case studies, including the documentary Jesus Camp and contemporary American Islamophobia. Placing affect theory in conversation with post-Darwinian evolutionary theory, Schaefer explores the extent to which nonhuman animals have the capacity to practice religion, linking human forms of religion and power through a new analysis of the chimpanzee waterfall dance as observed by Jane Goodall. In this compelling case for the use of affect theory in religious studies, Schaefer provides a new model for mapping relations between religion, politics, species, globalization, secularism, race, and ethics. 

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian theology
• Philosophy of religion

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 13 novembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780822374909
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 18 Mo

Extrait

R E L I G I O U S A F F E C T S

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R E L I G I O U SA F F E C T S Aîmaîy, Evouîo, ad Power

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Côé à: Sûé AéXàé Bôôŝŝà,Nîg îg o Dread ad Deîg, 9 éà. Côéçô ô é Nô Càôà Mûŝéû ô A, Ràé. Pûçàŝé  ûŝ ô é Nô Càôà Sàé A Sôçé Rôé . Pé Béûéŝ. Côûéŝ ô é éŝàé ô Sûé Bôôŝŝà.

To my pares

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CO N T E N T S

Inroducîon:Séçîéŝ, Réîîôûŝ Sûîéŝ, à é aFéçîé û1

Relîgîon, Language, and Afec19

Inransîgence:Pôé, Eôîé, à é ô éŝ ô aFéç éô36

Teachîng Relîgîon, Emoîon, and Global Cînema60

Compulsîon:aFéç, Déŝîé, à Màéîàî92

Savages:ïéôô, Pîàôô, à ïŝàôôîà120

Accîden:aîàîŝ, Eôûîô, à aFéçîé Eçôôîéŝ147

A Theory o he Waerall Dance:O aççîé, Làûàé, à aîà Réîîô178

Conclusîon:Ué é Rôŝé206

Nôéŝ 219

Bîîôà 261

ïé 281

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A C K N OW L E D G M E N T S

Hŝ ôô ŝ é ôûç ô à é ô ôû ôçéŝŝ à àŝ éé ŝûçé  çôûéŝŝ ôé ôéŝ ôé é àŝ é- çàé. àçà,Reîgîous AFeçsàŝ àé ôŝŝé  àŝ ô é Méô ôûàô, ç ŝôŝôé iŝ à ŝŝéà- ô éôŝ  é ûàéŝ Céé à Sàçûŝé Ué- ŝ, é à ôŝôçôà éôŝ  é ûô Céé ô é Aŝ à ûàéŝ à àéô Côéé. Hé ià ôû ô éŝôŝ àŝ àé àté à û à éàéà éçûé- ŝ  é àçû ô Héôô à Réô à OXô. ïééçûà,  ôéŝ ŝ éàéŝ éŝ ô  éàçéŝ, ô àé àé ŝûé  é ôûôû à  - ééôŝ  é çàŝŝôôŝ, éçôé à ûéçôé. Hŝ ô ŝ ôû ŝà  Jàç Càûô  Jé Bàé ô  éô MçGà à Gà àé ô ûŝé é ô i àŝ ô ààŝ àé ééçûà àô àé, ôàé Wé, Màŝàô Nààŝûàà, à Jô Sôŝ. M ôé éôŝ à Sàçûŝé, çû à Màí Açôf, Zàçà “Zéé” Bàéà, Jôàé Wàôé, Pàçà CôX Mé, J Wàŝ, Wà Rôé, Gûŝà Néû, à Gé àé, àé à ŝç éŝé  ŝ çôéŝàô. Reîgîous AFeçs àŝ é û à ô-éà Méô ôŝ- ôçôà éôŝ à àéô, û ç é ï àŝ à àçà  é ûô Céé’ŝ àçû Séà ô