Demarcating the boundaries of the study of religion: an outline with references to the epistemological discussion in Germany

Authors

  • Astrid Reuter Professora de Ciência da Religião e pesquisadora principal do cluster de excelência “Religião e Política”, Universidade de Münster, Alemanha http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7354-2730
  • Frank Usarski Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9926-2331

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2021vol21i1a13

Keywords:

Study of religion. Disciplinary autonomy. Second-order-tradition. Boundary-work.

Abstract

The article presents and discusses the common denominators of recent publications in German that address epistemological questions and problems relevant to the identity and autonomy of the study of religion. It summarizes the results of a bibliographical research focusing on argumentative convergences among the consulted authors. The text is based on the hypothesis that the consensus identified in the respective publications is a consequence of collective efforts to confirm the status of the study of religion as an independent discipline.

Author Biography

Frank Usarski, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Livre Docente na área de Ciências da Religião pela PUC-SP, Doutor na área de Ciência da Religião pela Universidade de Hannover (Alemanha). Desde  1998 faz parte do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Religião da PUC-SP.

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Published

2021-05-28

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2021): Temática livre

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