Towards a symmetrical approach : the study of religions after
postmodern and postcolonial criticism

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Towards a symmetrical approach : the study of religions after postmodern and postcolonial criticism

FUJDA, Milan and David ZBÍRAL

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Original name

Towards a symmetrical approach : the study of religions after postmodern and postcolonial criticism

Authors

FUJDA, Milan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and David ZBÍRAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

2012

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Uspořádání workshopu

Field of Study

60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Homepage of the workshop

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/12:00062964

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

religion; postcolonial criticism; actor-network-theory; principle of symmetry; postmodern criticism of science; academic study of religion

Abstract

V originále

"The symmetry postulate", as David Bloor formulated it, "enjoins us to seek the same kind of causes for both true and false, rational and irrational beliefs." Such a principle seems to conform to the common sense. At the same time it is often neglected in the field of social sciences. In the light of consequences of this principle, the academic study of religions seems to be predominantly an exercise in asymmetry: neglecting the voices of women and favouring men's worlds; preferring the voices of experts over those of lay participants, of elites over ordinary people; siding with the winners against the losers. The postmodern and postcolonial criticism of the Western scholarly tradition have brought number of such asymmetries to our sight. Yet, the symmetrical ways are still an unexplored territory. This workshop on the symmetrical approach would like to offer a chance to explore this unexplored territory together. We therefore invite students of religions, qualitative sociologists, anthropologists, and historians to exchange ideas and scholarly experience and examples of good practice at a workshop on the symmetrical approach in the study of religions held in Brno, Czech Republic.

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FUJDA, Milan and David ZBÍRAL. Towards a symmetrical approach : the study of religions after postmodern and postcolonial criticism. 2012.

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FUJDA, Milan and David ZBÍRAL. \textit{Towards a symmetrical approach : the study of religions after postmodern and postcolonial criticism}. 2012.

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