In praise of religious reflexivity: reflections from fieldwork

This article aims to enrich the methodological discourse on the practice of reflexivity, by presenting the concepts of religious reflexivity and theological reductionism as analytical devices with which to explore the relationship of researchers with their human research subjects. It illustrates ref...

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Published inCritical arts Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 424 - 441
Main Author Belhassen, Yaniv
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Durban Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2012
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Discourse Analysis
Epistemology
Ethnography
Evangelism
Field work
Fieldwork
Israel
Methodology
pilgrimage
Pilgrimages
rapport
Reflexivity
Religious beliefs
Researcher Subject Relations
Social research
Subject
Theology
Tourism
Worldview
Israel
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Summary:This article aims to enrich the methodological discourse on the practice of reflexivity, by presenting the concepts of religious reflexivity and theological reductionism as analytical devices with which to explore the relationship of researchers with their human research subjects. It illustrates reflexive engagement with interpersonal religious aspects from the fieldwork on an evangelical pilgrimage to Israel. Based on examples from the fieldwork, the article explores the epistemological importance and limitations of deciphering and presenting the researchers' role in their subjects' theological worldview.
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ISSN:0256-0046
1992-6049
DOI:10.1080/02560046.2012.705464