Frontier Zones and the Study of Religion
This articlefocuses on the concept of the frontier zone as a central critical term in Chidester’s oeuvre. Understood as a site where difference is articulated, encountered,and governed, the frontier zone is a productive, insight-generating notion. Its usefulness pertains not only to the study of co...
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| Language: | English |
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Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Journal for the Study of Religion |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/314 |
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| Summary: | This articlefocuses on the concept of the frontier zone as a central critical term in Chidester’s oeuvre. Understood as a site where difference is articulated, encountered,and governed, the frontier zone is a productive, insight-generating notion. Its usefulness pertains not only to the study of colonial settings in which scholarly knowledge aboutreligion in Africa took shape via the introduction of religion as a category,but also to the study of religious Birgit Meyer58plurality in contemporary European cities, which is here proposedto approach as new postcolonial frontier zones.
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| ISSN: | 1011-7601 2413-3027 |