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No Bosses, No Gods - (Religion and Reason) by Matthew Day (Paperback)
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- Flagging enrollments.
- About the Author: Matthew Day, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
- 293 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Philosophy
- Series Name: Religion and Reason
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About the Book
This book argues that Karl Marx is essential for reversing course in the current academic study of religion. First, it draws on the scholarship of international specialists-as well as new translations of the original German texts-to present MarxBook Synopsis
Flagging enrollments. Disappearing majors. Closed departments. The academic study of religion is in trouble. No Bosses, No Gods argues that Karl Marx is essential for reversing course--but it will take letting go of what most scholars think they know about him.
The book's first half draws on the scholarship of international specialists--as well as new translations of the original German texts--to present Marx the anti-theorist, a political journalist deeply skeptical about what happens when the professoriate sits down to "theorize" about social worlds. The second half appeals to this modified portrait of Marx and charts a new course beyond both actually existing religious studies and contemporary genealogies of the religion category. The result, perhaps, is an academic study of religion worth having in the twenty-first century.
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Flagging enrollments. Disappearing majors. Closed departments. The academic study of religion is in trouble. No Bosses, No Gods argues that Karl Marx is essential for reversing course--but it will take letting go of what most scholars think they know about him.
The book's first half draws on the scholarship of international specialists--as well as new translations of the original German texts--to present Marx the anti-theorist, a political journalist deeply skeptical about what happens when the professoriate sits down to "theorize" about social worlds. The second half appeals to this modified portrait of Marx and charts a new course beyond both actually existing religious studies and contemporary genealogies of the religion category. The result, perhaps, is an academic study of religion worth having in the twenty-first century.
About the Author
Matthew Day, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
