Postcolonialism and Religious Studies : An Introduction

by Laura Donaldson

• ISBN13: 9781403961730
• ISBN10: 1403961735
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2006-10-12
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book provides an introduction to the intersection of postcolonial and religious studies. It introduces religious studies readers to the themes and concerns of postcolonialism, and readers fluent in the field of postcolonialism to the salient issues of religious studies. The method of the book is interdisciplinary and draws on resources from religion, theology, literature, cultural studies, and feminist studies to illuminate the important intersection between postcolonial and religious studies.

Author Biography

Laura Donaldson is Professor of American Indian Studies and Religious Studies, Cornell University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Praying or Preying with Jabez? * On Postcolonial Snake Handling: Decolonizing Religious Studies * Decolonizing Theology * Cowboys, Canaanites and Indians – The Sequel * Postcolonialism, Feminism and Religious Studies * Epilogue: Postcolonialism and Religious Studies in an Age of Globalization

Introduction: Praying or Preying with Jabez? * On Postcolonial Snake Handling: Decolonizing Religious Studies * Decolonizing Theology * Cowboys, Canaanites and Indians – The Sequel * Postcolonialism, Feminism and Religious Studies * Epilogue: Postcolonialism and Religious Studies in an Age of Globalization