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This first chapter serves as the reader’s initial orientation to the general layout of the present work. It begins by thematizing the ineffable dynamism and complexity of the term religion as signifier. Contrary to the long-reigning secularization thesis, this single term remains deeply entrenched in a broad spectrum of discursive frameworks, traversing both popular social imaginaries as well as academic disciplinary divides. Amid this constant state of flux, one can only say with certainty that religion is here to stay. In spite of this complexity, the present edition proposes a way forward, offering a cross-section of some of these fascinating developments via an introductory interview and four thematically-organized sections; Part I: Religion, Gender, Body and Aesthetics – Stagnation or Change in the Authority over Religious Knowledge Production, Part II: Religion, Economics and Development – Interaction of Discursive Spheres; Part III: Theological and Religious Knwoledge Production: Overcoming the Dichotomy between Inside and Outside Perspective(s) on Religion; and IV: Religion, Politics, Power – Decentered Analyses.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Arnason and Karolewski (2014), Vlas and Boari (2013), Rowe (2012), Haynes (2014).

  2. 2.

    Iyer (2016), Barro and McCleary (2003), Guiso et al. (2003).

  3. 3.

    Bender et al. (2013), Berger (2005).

  4. 4.

    Obadia and Wood (2011), Nussbaum (2012).

  5. 5.

    Daniel et al. (2012).

  6. 6.

    Sassen (2001).

  7. 7.

    Omer et al. (2015).

  8. 8.

    Haynes (2014).

  9. 9.

    Casanova et al. (1994), Beyer and Beaman (2007), Bhambra (2007), Butler et al. (2011).

  10. 10.

    McCutcheon (2003).

  11. 11.

    Juergensmeyer (2003).

  12. 12.

    Geertz (1973), Taylor (2007), Bergunder (2011), Gerhardt (2014).

  13. 13.

    Cf. Haraway (1988).

  14. 14.

    Swart and Nell (2016), Ver Beek (2000).

  15. 15.

    Smith (1992), Weber (1958), Eisenstadt (1968).

  16. 16.

    Feldtkeller (2014).

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  1. Faculty of Theology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Julian Hensold, Jordan Kynes & Rosa Coco Schinagl

  2. Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Philipp Öhlmann

  3. University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Philipp Öhlmann

  4. Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

    Philipp Öhlmann

  5. Department of Socio-Cultural Diversity, Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Lower-Saxony, Germany

    Vanessa Rau

  6. Institute for European Ethnology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Adela Taleb

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    Julian Hensold

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    Jordan Kynes

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    Philipp Öhlmann

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    Vanessa Rau

  5. Faculty of Theology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Rosa Coco Schinagl

  6. Institute for European Ethnology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Adela Taleb

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Hensold, J., Kynes, J., Öhlmann, P., Rau, V., Schinagl, R.C., Taleb, A. (2020). Introduction. In: Hensold, J., Kynes, J., Öhlmann, P., Rau, V., Schinagl, R., Taleb, A. (eds) Religion in Motion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41388-0_1

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