Heterotopic Citizen

New Research on Religious Work for the Disadvantaged. Edited by Trygve Wyller.

The book analyses religious work for the marginalized from the perspective of citizenship and otherness. The articles try to answer the question if religion makes a contribution to a growing recognition of human rights in society or if current philantropical and religious work for the marginalized re-introduce disciplinary practices which threaten the more substantial and universal citizenship. The theoretical starting point are Michel Foucault’s studies about heterotopic places. With contributions by Simon Critchley, Gerald West, Olav Helge Angell et al. 235 Seiten, gebunden (Research in Contemporary Religion; Vol. 4/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2009) leichte Lagerspuren, Archivexemplarstempel auf Kopfschnitt/minor shelfwear, archive copy stamp on head cut