Writing as a Tool and Technique in the Study of Religion

Bys: Mahlamäki, Tiina and Kouri, Jaana

This book explores the act of writing and its many roles in the Study of Religion. It examines writing as a tool and technique, from research notes and field diary entries to the publication of scientific articles and monographs. The book further inspects the role of creative writing in religious studies, and its use to break free from otherwise restrictive conventions of academic writing. And finally, it looks at the technique of creative writing and how it can be combined with a wide variety of neo-spiritual practices: prayer and sleep diaries, magical rituals, descriptions of visions and shamanic journey, and messages channeled from the spirit world. Writing as a Tool and Technique in the Study of Religion is a fit for scholars in the Study of Religion, Esotericism, Theology, as well as Creative Writing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3032240247
• ISBN13: 9783032240248
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan