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245 00 a| Messy methods in researching religion /c| edited by Linda Woodhead, Louisa Cadman, and Nicole Graham.;

264 1 a| Oxford :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2025.;

300 a| xix, 396 pages ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 00 t| Ten Common Messes in Researching Religion --t| 1 Research Methods Between Law, Sociology, and Religion --t| 2 Long-Term Ethnology and the Shadowy Impact of the Researcher --t| 3 Usingt| Time-Space Diaries and Interviews to Research Everyday Spiritualities --t| Theological Action Research --t| Power and the Study of Religion --t| Insider Research into Abuse in Muslim Communities --t| Learning From Buildings --t| Methodological Synergies in Researching Nested Identity and Religious Education --t| Re-Interviewing, and the Researcher-Participant Relationship --t| Digitization and Collaboration in the Study of Religious History --t| Encountering Ethical and Other Issues When Shadowing Muslim Chaplains --t| Using Geographical Information Systems To Understand Religious Change and Sectarian Conflict in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Ireland --t| Investigating Medieval Ritual Through Liturgical Enactment --t| Using Focusing Techniques To Research the Embodied Knowing of Eco-Pagans --t| Community-Based Approaches for Violence Reduction and Social Change in Kaduna, Nigeria --t| Exploring Sexuality and Religion Using an Online Questionnaire --t| A Personal Journey from the Search for Meaning to a Sociology of the Sacred --t| Using Stories to Explore the Everyday Place of Spirit Agency --t| Using a Survey to Investigate the Role of Religion in Young People's Lives --t| Recognizing Jesus visuality and the Study of Religion --t| Navigating Ambiguities in International Research Collaboration --t| Researching Spirituality with and for Vulnerable Young People --t| Combining Methods in a Longitudinal Study of Religion in the Media --t| Failing at Research? Trying to Access a Gypsy Pentecostal Community in the UK --t| An Outsider Looking In --t| Developing 'Material' Methods for the Study of Dress and Religion --t| Using a Narrative Method to Research Young People's Religious Engagement, Past and Present --t| The Challenges of Researching and Providing Information on 'Cults' and 'Extremism' --t| Looking Back at an Interview With an Angel --t| What Evidence on Whose Terms? Policy-Relevant Religion Or Belief Research --t| Combining Methods (and Researchers) to Investigate Religion and Wellbeing in India --t| Using Archives and Interviews to Link Past and Present in the Study of Conflict and Peace --t| The Messiness of Religion Itself.;

520 a| "This unique book investigates the real-world complexities, challenges, and mistakes that are often encountered when researching religion, values, and culture. Featuring the reflections of researchers from across the social sciences and humanities, it offers vivid accounts of designing and executing both small-scale and much larger projects. Some chapters describe in detail the process and rationale behind methodological decisions, including challenges, adaptations, and revisions. Others reveal how things went wrong in the research process, even past the point of recovery, and what was learned. There is reflection on wider conceptual, theoretical, and ethical debates about 'religion' and what they mean in practice. In acknowledging the messiness of researching religion, the volume seeks to humanize and improve it. The honest reflections it contains will help researchers avoid some common mistakes and messes, and face others openly without losing heart"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Messy methods in researching religion / edited by Linda Woodhead, Louisa Cadman, and Nicole Graham.

Other author	Woodhead, Linda, editor.
Other author	Cadman, Louisa, editor.
Other author	Graham, Nicole, editor.
Format	Book
Publication	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	xix, 396 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects	Religion--Research. --Methodology. Religion and culture--Research. --Methodology. Values--Religious aspects. --Research. --Methodology.

Contents	Ten Common Messes in Researching Religion -- 1 Research Methods Between Law, Sociology, and Religion -- 2 Long-Term Ethnology and the Shadowy Impact of the Researcher -- 3 Using Time-Space Diaries and Interviews to Research Everyday Spiritualities -- Theological Action Research -- Power and the Study of Religion -- Insider Research into Abuse in Muslim Communities -- Learning From Buildings -- Methodological Synergies in Researching Nested Identity and Religious Education -- Re-Interviewing, and the Researcher-Participant Relationship -- Digitization and Collaboration in the Study of Religious History -- Encountering Ethical and Other Issues When Shadowing Muslim Chaplains -- Using Geographical Information Systems To Understand Religious Change and Sectarian Conflict in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Ireland -- Investigating Medieval Ritual Through Liturgical Enactment -- Using Focusing Techniques To Research the Embodied Knowing of Eco-Pagans -- Community-Based Approaches for Violence Reduction and Social Change in Kaduna, Nigeria -- Exploring Sexuality and Religion Using an Online Questionnaire -- A Personal Journey from the Search for Meaning to a Sociology of the Sacred -- Using Stories to Explore the Everyday Place of Spirit Agency -- Using a Survey to Investigate the Role of Religion in Young People's Lives -- Recognizing Jesus visuality and the Study of Religion -- Navigating Ambiguities in International Research Collaboration -- Researching Spirituality with and for Vulnerable Young People -- Combining Methods in a Longitudinal Study of Religion in the Media -- Failing at Research? Trying to Access a Gypsy Pentecostal Community in the UK -- An Outsider Looking In -- Developing 'Material' Methods for the Study of Dress and Religion -- Using a Narrative Method to Research Young People's Religious Engagement, Past and Present -- The Challenges of Researching and Providing Information on 'Cults' and 'Extremism' -- Looking Back at an Interview With an Angel -- What Evidence on Whose Terms? Policy-Relevant Religion Or Belief Research -- Combining Methods (and Researchers) to Investigate Religion and Wellbeing in India -- Using Archives and Interviews to Link Past and Present in the Study of Conflict and Peace -- The Messiness of Religion Itself.
Abstract	"This unique book investigates the real-world complexities, challenges, and mistakes that are often encountered when researching religion, values, and culture. Featuring the reflections of researchers from across the social sciences and humanities, it offers vivid accounts of designing and executing both small-scale and much larger projects. Some chapters describe in detail the process and rationale behind methodological decisions, including challenges, adaptations, and revisions. Others reveal how things went wrong in the research process, even past the point of recovery, and what was learned. There is reflection on wider conceptual, theoretical, and ethical debates about 'religion' and what they mean in practice. In acknowledging the messiness of researching religion, the volume seeks to humanize and improve it. The honest reflections it contains will help researchers avoid some common mistakes and messes, and face others openly without losing heart"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780199687893
ISBN	0199687897

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