The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Religion
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Part of Cambridge Companions to Literature
- Editor: Susan M. Felch, Calvin College, Michigan
- Date Published: September 2016
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107483910
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Each essay in this Companion examines one or more literary texts and a religious tradition to illustrate how we can understand both literature and religion better by looking at them in tandem. Unlike most literature and religion books, which tend to focus on Christianity and take a highly theoretical approach inappropriate for non-specialists, The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Religion offers an accessible treatment of both Dharmic and Abrahamic traditions. It provides close readings of texts rather than surveys of large topics, making it an ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate students of literature and religion.
Read more- Both Dharmic (Hinduism, Buddhism) and Abrahamic (Judaism, various forms of Christianity, Islam) traditions are featured
- The integrity of religion and literature as separate disciplines is honored, while still bringing the two into close conversation with one another
- Essays are written for non-specialists in the field
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'The collection's rich diversity bespeaks the generative intercourse of religion and literature.' S. Gowler, CHOICE
See more reviews'Literature and religion have a close relationship and have encouraged cross-disciplinary study over the years. This companion (one in a well-established series for the general and the academic reader) is a useful snapshot of current thinking. …The appeal to readers who like connecting religion and literature will be immediate. … for the general reader and believer, it is likely to stimulate and enrich their study of and reflections on their faith, and, of more value still, enhance their own religious practice.' Stuart Hannabuss, Women, Word, Spirit-Network Journal
'This is an outstanding volume: diverse but coherent, demanding but always clear. The individual essays are strong, but read as whole the book is even more powerful. It is required reading for any scholar working in the wide and complex field of literature and religion.' Andrew Tate, The Glass
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- Date Published: September 2016
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107483910
- length: 306 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.47kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction Susan M. Felch
Part I. Reading Practices:
1. Theological reading Rowan Williams
2. Confessional reading James Matthew Wilson
3. Postsecular reading Zhange Ni
Part II. Intersections:
4. Ethics Susan M. Felch
5. Dwelling Julia Reinhard Lupton
6. Imagination Matthew Potts
7. Sacrifice Michon M. Matthiesen
8. Repetition Susannah Monta
Part III. Faith Traditions:
9. Hinduism Cleo Kearns
10. Buddhism Richard K. Payne
11. Judaism Susan Handelman
12. Eastern Orthodoxy Lori Branch and Ioana Patuleanu
13. Roman Catholicism Paul J. Contino
14. Islam Mustansir Mir
15. Protestantism Willie James Jennings
16. World Christianity Susan VanZanten.
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