{"product_id":"strategic-acts-in-the-study-of-identity-towards-a-dynamic-theory-of-people-and-place-paperback","title":"Strategic Acts in the Study of Identity: Towards a Dynamic Theory of People and Place - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVaia Touna\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrategic Acts in the Study of Identity\u003c\/em\u003e is a multi-authored work that tackles the problem of how to examine the historicity of identity. Six scholars of religion, all members of the Culture on the Edge group, engage in a constructive dialogue mediating and critically cross-examining issues of identity formation, suggesting ways of achieving greater theoretical clarity in the study of identity--or better, identity claims--as it takes shape over time and space. The volume is divided into three sites, or what we might call three situations, each of which is representative of a specific act, such as for example, the strategic acts of classification, appropriation, and comparison. Each site then consists of a main chapter, a response from another scholar (who presses further the point of the main chapter while inviting its author to reflect upon their initial argument) and a reply from the author of the main chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, the volume includes an appendix with a series of posts that originally appeared at the blog for Culture on the Edge. These theoretically challenging posts, also investigating the volume's three main areas, further exemplify and model a different way of approach in the study of identity. Although \u003cem\u003eStrategic Acts in the Study of Identity\u003c\/em\u003e is not a textbook, and while challenging for any reader, it can serve as a great pedagogical tool for professors who wish to use the book in their classes not only within religious studies but in any class that touches on issues of identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaia Touna is Assistant Professor at the Department of Religious Studies at The University of Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163144163463,"sku":"9781781790731","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c3320efc15c98325d5edc308a343b7e6.webp?v=1733295044","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/strategic-acts-in-the-study-of-identity-towards-a-dynamic-theory-of-people-and-place-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}