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Religion and development: subjecting religious perceptions and organisations to scrutiny

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Writing on the relationships between religion and development has blossomed in the last decade or so, after years of relative neglect. Like any field of social enquiry that is both underdeveloped and closely linked to the interests of advocates and practitioners, the work available to date has encountered various pitfalls. These are outlined, to pinpoint the contribution that this special issue makes to the rapidly-evolving body of research on religion in the context of development. The paper then provides an editorial overview of the themes and papers in the special issue, which includes both research-based articles and practical notes.Religion et développement : examiner de près les perceptions et les organisations religieusesAprès des années d'oubli relatif, les rapports entre la religion et le développement ont suscité une quantité croissante d'écrits durant les dix dernières années. À l'instar de tout domaine d'étude sociale qui est à la fois sous-développé et étroitement lié aux intérêts des défenseurs et des praticiens, les travaux disponibles à ce jour se sont heurtés à diverses embûches. Ils sont décrits ici, pour indiquer la contribution que ce numéro spécial apporte au corps de recherches en évolution rapide sur la religion dans le contexte du développement. Cet article présente ensuite un aperçu éditorial des thèmes et des documents du numéro spécial, lequel englobe des articles basés sur des recherches, ainsi que des notes pratiques.Religião e desenvolvimento: sujeitando as percepções e organizações religiosas a um exame detalhadoTextos sobre as relações entre religião e desenvolvimento vêm surgindo na última década ou algo em torno disto, após anos de relativa negligência. Como em qualquer área de investigação social que é subdesenvolvida e está intimamente ligada aos interesses de defensores e praticantes, o trabalho disponível até o momento tem encontrado várias armadilhas. Estas armadilhas são apresentadas, para apontar a contribuição que esta edição especial oferece ao órgão de pesquisa que está rapidamente evoluindo sobre religião no contexto de desenvolvimento. O artigo, então, oferece uma visão geral editorial dos temas e artigos na edição especial, que inclui artigos baseados em pesquisa e notas práticas.Religión y desarrollo: evaluando percepciones y organizaciones religiosasTras años de relativo desinterés, en la última década se ha escrito mucho sobre la relación entre religión y desarrollo. Como cualquier área de investigación social que ha sido poco estudiada pero que está estrechamente vinculada a los intereses de sus defensores y de quienes trabajan en el tema, los estudios realizados hasta el momento se han enfrentado con varios escollos. Estos se describen en el presente número especial como una contribución a las investigaciones en rápida evolución sobre la religión en el contexto del desarrollo. Esta introducción también ofrece una perspectiva general de los temas y los ensayos que contiene este número especial, los cuales abarcan tanto artículos académicos como notas prácticas.

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  • Carole Rakodi, 2012. "Religion and development: subjecting religious perceptions and organisations to scrutiny," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(5-6), pages 621-633, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:5-6:p:621-633
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.686602
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