Bringing together material religion and discourse theory, this cross-disciplinary book argues that theories of embodiment and religion co-produce one another.
Responding to the scholarly turn towards embodiment and phenomenology beginning in queer studies and branching out into the humanities more broadly, Jessica A. Albrecht brings religion to the table. This book contends that, if the turn to materiality emphasizes what religion does in bodies and spaces, or how bodies make religion, it is equally important to ask whose bodies are made legible, and under what conditions they come to matter. By shining a light on this reciprocal relationship between religion and embodiment, Albrecht reveals the processes through which meanings, "bodies," and "religion" itself are made. Across seven chapters spanning intersectionality, queer and cuír theory, and crip studies, this book traces counter-genealogies which reveal how bodies become unintelligible within the regimes of religion, race, gender, and ability. Albrecht offers tools for examining how religious experiences are shaped by queerness, disability, and power, providing a fresh and inclusive perspective on how bodies and practices are central constituents of conceptions of religion. The resulting framework for religious studies pushes beyond normative views or religious-secular divisions, prompting readers to critically re-consider both "religion" and the "body."
- 153 pages
- English
- PDF
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Religion and Standpoint, Queer, Crip, and Trans Theories
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
Sexuality & Gender in ReligionTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Intersectional Body
- Chapter 2: Translating the White Body of Academe
- Chapter 3: Cuí/Queering the Body of Religion
- Chapter 4: The Psychic Crip Body
- Chapter 5: Trans, Cis, and the Normativity of Religion
- Afterthoughts: The Haunting Body
- Bibliography
- Index
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