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Collective Intentionality and the Study of Religion - Dr. habil. Andrea Rota

Collective Intentionality and the Study of Religion

Social Ontology and Empirical Research
Buch | Softcover
280 Seiten
2024
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-30378-2 (ISBN)
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In this open access book, Andrea Rota makes the case for philosophical, theoretical, and empirical approaches to the study of religion, drawing on ongoing debates and challenging individualist perspectives.

Rota begins with a survey of the work of Michael Bratman, John Searle, Raimo Tuomela, and Margaret Gilbert exploring the relevance of their insights for the study of religion. He sets out a theoretical framework to operationalize their philosophical ideas in an empirical research setting. Applying this framework in Part Two, Rota analyses the collective agency of Jehovah’s Witnesses, focusing on the roles that print and electronic media play in structuring communicative processes that conduce to collective intentions and commitments. He presents extensive fieldwork carried out in Switzerland and Germany, examining both qualitative and quantitative data.

By demonstrating the fruitfulness of philosophical perspectives on collective intentionality and social ontology, Rota's study makes a timely contribution to our understanding of the beliefs, emotions, and aesthetic experiences of religious groups.

The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Andrea Rota is Associate Professor of the Study of Religion at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo, Norway.

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements

1. General Introduction

Part I.
2. Introduction to the Theoretical Framework
3. John Searle—Collective Intentionality in Individual Minds
4. Raimo Tuomela—Non Mihi, Non Tibi, Sed Nobis
5. Margaret Gilbert—Plural Subjects and Joint Commitment
6. Collective Intentionality and Empirical Research

Part II.
7. Empirical Orientation—The Jehovah’s Witnesses
8. Collective Action—Advertising the King and the Kingdom
9. Collective Beliefs—The Domestication of New Media
10. Collective Emotions—The Collective Excitement of Conventions
11. Collective Aesthetic Experiences—The Feeling of the Bible

12. Conclusion

Primary Sources
Notes
References
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 26.12.2024
Reihe/Serie Expanding Philosophy of Religion
Zusatzinfo 6 bw illus
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik / Ontologie
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10 1-350-30378-X / 135030378X
ISBN-13 978-1-350-30378-2 / 9781350303782
Zustand Neuware
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