Statement of Purpose: This Group seeks to provide a forum in which scholars of religion from a wide range of disciplines can examine and question their disciplinary presuppositions. The work of this Group can be placed under three main rubrics:
Critical investigation of the categories generated and employed by the discourses on religion, such as experience, the sacred, ritual, and the various ‘isms’ that can be found in classic and contemporary studies of religion. Analysis of new and neglected theorists and works central to the critical study of religion, including those produced in cognate fields such as anthropology, political science, or literary theory. Theoretically informed examination of elided and often neglected themes in religious studies, including class, race, gender, violence, legitimation, and the material basis of religion.
The roster for CTDR’s sessions with abstracts is available as a PDF.
SORAAAD Canon & the Analytical Study of Religion Program PDF
Friday 12:20-5:45 pm
Georgia State University – Location disclosed to those registered
SORAAAD wants to thank the University of Regina Religious Studies Department for sponsoring the workshop, pre-workshop refreshments, and the workshop break.
To register, place “Register” in the subject line of an email addressed to [email protected]
A21-323 The Medicalization of Religion: Bodies and Brains as Loci of Control
Saturday – 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
Marriott-International 6 (International Level)
Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group and the Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group
A22-113 Empire and the Raw Materials of Religious Concern
Sunday – 9:00 AM-11:30 AM
Hilton-Grand Salon E (Level 2)
Religion and Politics Section and Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group and Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group and Religion, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism Group
A22-221 Class, Cohort, and Aesthetics in the Study of Religion
Sunday – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Marriott-L508 (Lobby Level)
Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group
A23-207 Sex, Ascesis, and Historiography
Monday – 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
Hilton-401-402 (Level 4)
Critical Theories and Discourses on Religion Group, Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group and Sociology of Religion Group, or STAR (Social Theory and Religion Cluster)
A23-321 Critical Perspectives on the Cognitive Science of Religion
Monday – 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
Hilton-401-402 (Level 4)
Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group and Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group
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