{"product_id":"tradition-a-critical-primer-9781781799079","title":"Tradition: A Critical Primer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steven Engler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Equinox Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Equinox Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at the concept of tradition in the study of religion. It examines the history of the concept, uses in the discipline, theoretical perspectives (including Indigenous and post\/decolonial studies, cognitive science and hermeneutics), and critical perspectives on key thinkers (Halbwachs, Gadamer, Ricoeur, J \u0026amp; A Assmann, Boyer, Morin) and recommendations for clearing the air of a key theoretical tension surrounding the concept of the invention of tradition. Questioning the use of 'tradition' as a synonym for 'religion, ' the book models a relational and ideology-critical approach to complex concepts. It engages with important theoretical issues, including opposition to 'modernity, ' Indigenous 'self-conscious traditionalism.' colonial discourses, intersections with ritual, agency and reason and 'the invention of tradition.' Discussions - with examples from a variety of religions and cultures - including African, Indigenous North American, south Pacific, Afro Brazilian, Japanese, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and esoteric. Four case studies - on esoteric Traditionalism, Candomble, great\/little traditions and Indigenous traditions in Canadian law - engage central ideas in greater detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46441920888983,"sku":"9781781799079","price":7633.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781781799079.webp?v=1769120643","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tradition-a-critical-primer-9781781799079","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}