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Decoloniality and the Study of Religion

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Decoloniality and the Study of Religion Articles

Decolonizing Comparative Theology

Series: Decoloniality and the Study of Religion
Girim Jung
November 16, 2020

Decolonial comparative theology examines hybrid formations engaged in material struggle against neoliberalism and neocolonialism in religious studies and in the broader spiritual marketplace.

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On the Ethics and Perils of Engaging Critical Theory: Let’s Keep It Real

Series: Decoloniality and the Study of Religion
Néstor Medina
October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Decolonial and decolonizing currents are not monolithic.

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The Promise of Decolonization for the Study of Religions

Series: Decoloniality and the Study of Religion
Abdulkader Tayob
March 10, 2020October 5, 2020

Scholarship monitors the intrusion of theology into the discipline, while allowing colonialist assumptions to go unchecked and unthought.

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Religious Studies and/in the Decolonial Turn

Series: Decoloniality and the Study of Religion
Nelson Maldonado-Torres
March 3, 2020October 5, 2020

The anthropological discourse about religion was from the outset deeply implicated in the discourse of race and in projects of global expansion and socio-political control.

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A Decolonial Theory of Religion

Series: Decoloniality and the Study of Religion
An Yountae
February 28, 2020October 5, 2020

A decolonial theory of religion would involve reconsidering the Trans-Atlantic process of imperial designing as the primary site for analyzing modern religion.

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Introduction to Decoloniality and the Study of Religion

Series: Decoloniality and the Study of Religion
Garrett FitzGerald
February 24, 2020October 5, 2020

Decolonial thought unmasks the histories of violence that undergird Europe’s self-appointed status as the sole producer and purveyor of knowledge.

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Religion and Peacebuilding: A Postcolonial Perspective

Series: Decoloniality and the Study of Religion
Kwok Pui Lan
October 21, 2019January 5, 2022

In the study of religion and peacebuilding, it is crucial to pay attention to subaltern religious consciousness and grassroots efforts in promoting peace.

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