Space, boundaries and borders in the study of religion, gender and society
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
12-2021
Abstract
This chapter considers the ways in which boundaries and borders are constructed and negotiated through the study of religion, gender and society. Boundaries and borders demarcate and define space, whilst space serves to mediate the ways in which we navigate our daily lives. The conceptual tools of boundaries, borders and space are, therefore, instructive to any understanding of how religion, gender and society intersect in the contemporary world. Through a critical interrogation of various binaries, such as religion/secular, public/private, male/female and self/other, it considers the ways in which religion is understood and practiced around the world. In doing so, it explores how religion can serve to reinforce, challenge and overcome categories of gender, and how gender can, in turn, mediate the experience of religion. Examples from different socio-cultural contexts are used to illustrate the ways in which these theoretical ideas have been developed.
Discipline
Arts and Humanities | Religion
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society
Editor
Starkey, Caroline and Tomalin, Emma
First Page
136
Last Page
148
ISBN
9781032161402
Identifier
10.4324/9780429466953-10
Publisher
Routledge
Citation
WOODS, Orlando. (2021). Space, boundaries and borders in the study of religion, gender and society. In The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society (pp. 136-148). : Routledge.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3534
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429466953