Religion, Religious: Can Anti-Definitionalists Stay Tethered to the Study of Religion?

Q2 Arts and Humanities Zeitschrift fur Religionswissenschaft Pub Date : 2021-09-13 DOI:10.1515/zfr-2021-0025
Ann Taves
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This important methodological intervention in the study of religion makes a com-pelling case for the indispensable role of history in the empirical study of religion. In doing so, Seiwert draws on the philosophy of science (specifically Critical Rea-lism) and makes a clear and highly useful distinction between theory and me-tatheory, as well as other key terms. As he explains (217), “ theories of religion are attempts at explaining religion. ” Metatheories, by way of contrast, reflect on “ the aims, conditions, methods, and restrictions of studying religion. ” The latter, he adds, “ cannot be separated from methodology where the methods of forming theories, conducting empirical research, and connecting theory formation with empirical research are discussed. ”
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宗教,宗教:反定义主义者还能坚持宗教研究吗?
在宗教研究中,这一重要的方法论介入为历史在宗教实证研究中不可或缺的作用提供了一个令人信服的案例。在这样做的过程中,Seiwert借鉴了科学哲学(特别是批判现实主义),并在理论和我-理论以及其他关键术语之间做出了明确而非常有用的区分。正如他所解释的(217),“宗教理论是解释宗教的尝试。”相比之下,元理论则反映了“研究宗教的目的、条件、方法和限制”。他补充说,后者“不能与方法论分离,方法论讨论了形成理论、进行实证研究以及将理论形成与实证研究联系起来的方法。”
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Zeitschrift fur Religionswissenschaft Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
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