Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Stausberg, Michael"
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The Abyss of Intransitivity: On Critical Realism and Theories of Religion
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Anders Klostergaard Petersen, Ingvild Sælid Gilhus, Luther H. Martin, Jeppe Sinding Jensen, Jesper Sørensen (eds), Evolution, Cognition, and the History of Religion: Festschrift in Honour of Armin W. Geertz. Leiden 2018
Stausberg, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020) -
The appropriation of a religion: The case of Zoroastrianism in contemporary Russia
Stausberg, Michael; Tessmann, Anna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-10)This paper distinguishes between the (ontological) creation, (historical) emergence and (legal) ‘making’ of religion. Many religions claim plausibility by invoking long chains of (invented) traditions, while some post-modern ... -
Book review: Considering Comparison: A Method for Religious Studies by Oliver Freiberger, New York, Oxford University Press, 2019
Stausberg, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020) -
The Demise, Dissolution and Elimination of Religions
Stausberg, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Abstract While it is generally acknowledged that religions can “die” or go “extinct,” little research has been dedicated to the problem of the demise of religions. This text reviews earlier research on this topic and ... -
Leaving Hinduism: deconversion as liberation
Stausberg, Michael (Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)Dr. Bhimrao Amebdkar (1891–1956) was an activist intellectual, journalist, lawyer and a prominent figure in Indian politics. A Mahar, Ambedkar campaigned against the various sorts of discrimination suffered by so-called ... -
On dragons and elephants: Religion in domestic and international tourism in China and India
Stausberg, Michael; Aukland, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)This introductory essay explores some of the commonalities and differences that emerge from reading this thematic issue on religion and tourism in China and India. Economic growth has led to an explosion in domestic tourism ... -
Review essay: Apples and Oranges: Explorations In, On, and With Comparison, written by Bruce Lincoln
Stausberg, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)