What is Esotericism? Cultural Studies Approaches and the Problems of Definition in Religious Studies
What is Esotericism? Cultural Studies Approaches and the Problems of Definition in Religious Studies
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什么是神秘主义？
DOI：
10.1163/094330510x12604383550882
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
0.6
通讯作者：
Michael Bergunder
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作者：
Michael Bergunder
有一个正在进行的辩论是否密宗可以是一个有意义的主题宗教研究。将介绍和批判性地讨论密宗的学术研究的最近历史，它是如何试图定义其主题的，以及这种讨论是如何陷入僵局的。文化研究的某些理论视角为确定研究主题提供了另一种方法，特别是基于拉克劳的“空能指”概念的方法。这一论点将遵循的方法论应用，将理论考虑转化为具体和具体的研究设计的话语网络。
There is an ongoing debate whether esotericism could be a meaningful subject for Religious Studies. The recent history of the academic research into esotericism will be presented and critically discussed, how it has tried to define its subject and how this discussions have reached an impasse. It is proposed that certain theoretical perspectives from cultural studies offer alternative ways in determining a research subject, especially one based on Ernesto Laclau’s concept of “empty signifiers.” This argument will be followed by a methodological application that translates the theoretical considerations into a concrete and specific research design of discursive networks.