{"product_id":"9781119545507","title":"Christian Imaginations of the Religious Other A History of Religionization","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChristian Imaginations of the Religious Other\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA History of Religionization\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMarianne Moyaert\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores how Christians created, used, and adapted religionized categories of non-Christians through the centuries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Imaginations of the Religious Other\u003c\/i\u003e traces the genealogy of \u003ci\u003ereligionization\u003c\/i\u003e, the various ways Christians throughout history have created a sense of religious normativity while simultaneously producing various categories of non-Christian \"otherness.\" Covering a broad expanse of processes, practices, and socio-political contexts, this innovative volume analyzes the complex intersections of patterns of religionization in different eras while investigating their entanglements with racialization, sexualization, and ethnicization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a readable and accessible style, Marianne Moyaert offers a nuanced and well-balanced critical analysis of how and why Christianity’s otherswere named, categorized, essentialized, and governed by those exemplifying Christian normativity in Western European society. The author takes a \u003ci\u003elongue durée\u003c\/i\u003e approach — a long-term perspective on history that extends past human memory and the archaeological record — that integrates different case studies and a variety of ecclesial, theological, and literary documents. Throughout the text, Moyaert demonstrates how religionization shaped the ways Christians classified people, organized Christian societies, interacted with different Christian and non-Christian groups, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurveys the relationship between shifts in Christian normativity and the way non-Christians are imagined\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps readers connect the lasting effects of patterns of religionization with their everyday experiences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the role of Christian expansion in the differential and unequal treatment of Christianity’s others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines legal regulations and disciplinary practices that were established to define the boundaries between Christians and non-Christians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates a wide range of scholarly resources, cutting-edge research, and the most recent insights and issues in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes textboxes with helpful summaries, illustrations, and commentary in each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Imaginations of the Religious Other: A History of Religionization \u003c\/i\u003eis an excellent textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses ininterreligious studies, comparative theology, theological approaches to religious diversity, Christian-Jewish-Muslim relations, race and religion, and theorizing religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Professor Moyaert is one of the world’s best scholars of comparative theology. In this magisterial new work, she helps scholars of religion to better learn how religious images, whether drawn with pictures or words, are crucial to how we understand ourselves and each other.\" - \u003cb\u003eAmir Hussain, President, American Academy of Religion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Breathtaking in scope and detail, Moyaert offers an original history of the ways Christians have projected distorted images of their religious ‘others,’ with devastating material consequences.  Her illuminating story of the past is a searchlight for our present.\" - \u003cb\u003eJeannine Hill Fletcher, Professor of Theology, Fordham University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChristian Imaginations\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb study of the role that Western political programs play in the historical construction of identity boundaries. Analytically erudite and socially committed, Moyaert’s book powerfully interrogates what counts as religion making this text a must-read for anyone interested in interreligious studies.\" - \u003cb\u003eSantiago Slabodsky, Florence and Robert Kaufman Professor in Jewish Studies, Hofstra University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Raising the historical formation of religious identities to the level of contemporary treatments of gender and racialization, Christian Imaginations of the Religious Other is essential reading for students of religion.\" - \u003cb\u003eMichelle Voss, Professor of Theology and Past Principal, Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Crafting a Western European mosaic of religionization's turbulent history, Moyaert unveils how religious identities are constructed, hierarchies function, and their relevance for engaging diverse societies today worldwide.\" -\u003cb\u003e Hans Gustafson, Adjunct Professor of Theology, University of St. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARIANNE MOYAERT\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Comparative Theology and the Study of Interreligious Relations at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium. She specializes in the comparative theology of religions, interreligious hermeneutics, and research into the religio-racialization. She has authored and edited several books including \u003ci\u003eFragile Identities: Towards a Theology of Interreligious Hospitality\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eIn Response to the Religious Other: Ricoeur and the Fragility of Interreligious Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and \u003ci\u003eInterreligious Relations and the Negotiation of Ritual Boundaries: Explorations in Interrituality\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 February 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119545507\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384838353036,"sku":"9781119545507","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119545507.jpg?v=1780193236","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119545507","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}