Hijacked : A Critical Treatment of the Public Rhetoric of Good and Bad Religion

Leslie Dorrough Smith

ISBN 10: 1781797269 / ISBN 13: 9781781797266

Editore: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2020

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Public inquiry into religion is guided by unspoken value judgments which are the products of rarely discussed political interests. Intentionally or not, much of our public discourse on religion involves a subtle but powerful distinction between 'good' and 'bad' religion. The implications of these labeling practices are far-reaching, for these judgments manifest in terms such as 'fundamentalist,' 'radical,' and 'extremist,' words that are often the gauge by which governments worldwide determine everything from the parameters of religious freedom, to what constitutes an act of terrorism, to whether certain groups receive legal protections. Conversely, it is surprising to see how groups that may otherwise better typify the extremist profile remain unscathed by punitive governmental or social measures because of their pre-existing social popularity or perceived normalcy.This volume discusses the nature of this issue and its practical ramifications, demonstrating how scholars can analytically critique 'good/bad religion' rhetoric as it appears in scholarship today. The book is organized around four different social institutions through which these value judgments have been established and deployed within politics, the media, the university, and the classroom. vEach of these institutions is the subject of a central chapter highlighting a case study or example of the 'good/bad' distinction at work. The responses that follow extrapolate from this chapter to provide an analysis on how such rhetoric operates in that particular social realm.

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• Titolo: Hijacked : A Critical Treatment of the Public Rhetoric of Good and Bad Religion
• Editore: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1781797269
• ISBN 13: 9781781797266
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 240 L x 161 A x 17 P (millimetri) 240 millimetri di larghezza per 161 millimetri di altezza per 17 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 520 grammi

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Riassunto

Whether intentionally or not much of our public discourse on religion involves a subtle, but incredibly powerful, distinction between "good" and "bad" religion. The implications of these labeling practices are far-reaching, indeed, for such judgments manifest in terms such as "fundamentalist," "radical," and "extremist," words that are often the gauge by which governments worldwide determine everything from the parameters of religious freedom, to what constitutes an act of terrorism, to whether certain groups receive legal protections. Conversely, it is often surprising to see how different groups that may otherwise better typify the extremist profile remain unscathed by punitive governmental or social measures because of their pre-existing social popularity or perceived normalcy. This volume argues that public inquiry into religion is guided by unspoken value judgments, which are themselves the products of rarely-discussed political interests. This volume opens with a critical introduction which lays out the nature of the issue and its practical ramifications. The following chapter demonstrates how one can analytically critique the good/bad religion rhetoric as it appears in scholarship today. Hijacked is then organized around four different social institutions through which these value judgments have been established and deployed - namely, within politics, the media, the university, and the classroom. After a short introduction by the editors, each section begins with a chapter that highlights a particular case study or example of this good/bad distinction at work. The three to four responses that follow extrapolate from some element of the exemplar to provide an analysis on how such rhetoric operates in that particular social realm.

Informazioni sull'autore

Leslie Dorrough Smith is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Avila University. Steffen Fuhrding teaches at the Department for the Study of Religion at Leibniz University Hannover. Adrian Hermann is Professor of Religion and Society at the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW) of the University of Bonn.