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

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

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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
Original language	English
Type of outcome	Organization of a workshop
Field of Study	60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Country of publisher	Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW	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
Tags	rivok
Tags	International impact
Changed by	Changed by: Mgr. Vendula Hromádková, učo 108933. Changed: 13/4/2013 08:56.

Abstract

"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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