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

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429466953

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