Religion as Relation

Peter Berger is Associate Professor of Indian Religions and the Anthropology of Religion at the University of Groningen. Marjo Buitelaar is Professor of Contemporary Islam from an anthropological perspective at the University of Groningen. Kim Knibbe is Associate Professor Anthropology and Sociology of Religion at the University of Groningen.

• 1. Introduction: Religion as Relation Peter Berger, Marjo Buitelaar and Kim Knibbe2. Philosophy of Religion: Is Religion Universal? Dennis Vanden Auweele, University of Leuven3. Turning the Tables: The History of Philosophy as a Field of Enquiry for Religious StudiesChristoph Jedan, University of Groningen4. Normative Pictures: The History of Christianity from a Theological PerspectiveHenk van den Belt, VU University, Amsterdam5. Relations of Religion in the Graeco-Roman World: Formative Judaism and Christianity Steve Mason, University of Groningen6. Ancient Religious Texts and Intertextuality: Plato’s and Plutarch’s Myths of the AfterlifeLautaro Roig Lanzillotta, University of Groningen 7. Religion as a Meaning System Anja Visser, University of Groningen8. Religion as Attachment: A Psychological Exploration of Relational Dynamics in God RepresentationsHanneke Schaap-Jonker, VU University, Amsterdam9. Bridging Inner and Outer Worlds: A Psychodynamic Approach to Meaningful MourningHanneke Muthert, University of Groningen10. Dilemmas in Participant Observation in Religious Contexts Kim Knibbe11. Away from the Centre: On the Edges and Adjacencies of Religious FormsSimon Coleman, University of Toronto12. The Importation and Generation of the Religious and the Sacred in Political SongJoram Tarusarira, University of Groningen13. Comparing Notes: The Anthropological Approach to theStudy of Islam in EuropeMarjo Buitelaar14. Configurations of ValuesPeter BergerEpilogue: Studying Religion in Context: Diversity and Commonalities in ApproachesPeter Berger, Marjo Buitelaar and Kim Knibbe