TY - BOOK AU - Murphy,Tim TI - Representing religion: essays in history, theory and crisis T2 - Religion in culture SN - 9781315711232 AV - BL51 .M87 2014 U1 - 210 PY - 2014/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Religion KW - Philosophy KW - Philosophy and religion KW - Representation (Philosophy) KW - Phenomenology KW - Philosophie KW - Représentation (Philosophie) KW - Phénoménologie KW - phenomenology KW - aat KW - fast N1 - Originally published 2007 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen; Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202) and indexes; pt. 1. Phenomenology, consciousness, essence : critical surveys of the history of the study of religion -- pt. 2. Towards a Nietzschean semiotics of religion N2 - If religion is continually in a state of flux how can the study of religion critically examine contemporary religious beliefs and values? 'Representing Religion' critically examines this ""crisis of representation"". The volume traces the history of religious studies, critiquing the concept that ""experience"" is central to understanding religion. The views of influential semioticians and philosophers - notably Nietzsche, Saussure, Foucault, Barthes, and Bakhtin - are used to construct a new methodology for the critical study of religion. Representing Religion will be of interest to studen UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=924287 ER -