RE100 Study Guide - Queer Theory, Media Studies, Postcolonialism
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Approaches and methods in religious studies comparative studies: the analysis of similarities and differences, most ofeen in relation to two or more religious traditions, practices, or ideas. Cultural and media studies: the impact and intersection of religion and culture in general, or more specifically religion and particular types of media (such as literature, film, or television) Environmental studies: the relationship beween the environment, ecology, and ethics and religion and religious traditions. Ethnic studis: the investigation of religion and religious traditiong from the vantage point of specific races or ethncities. Ethnography: the sudy of particular peoples or communities in relation to their religious beliefs and practices based on fieldwork; common in anthropology. Historical studies: the study of evenrs, people, and processes that have shaped particular ideas and radition. New liteary criticism: the practice of close reading of texts as the now stand, apart from their historical development or the original intention of the author; commonly used with poetry and sacred texts.
