Pretending to be a believer : On understanding religious fictionalism as a role-playing game
(2023) In Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion 59(2). p.276-290- Abstract
- According to religious fictionalism, a non-believer can participate in religious life by playing a game of make-believe. Considering how games of make-believe build on imagination and pretence, I argue that religious fictionalism requires the non-believing participant to engage in role-playing. Turning to the literature on role-playing games, I demonstrate how religious fictionalism conforms to a qualified definition of such games. I also explore the theoretical consequences of adopting the role-playing perspective, by considering its impact on two key issues concerning religious fictionalism.
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- author
- Palmqvist, Carl-Johan LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Religious Fictionalism, Imagination, Role-Playing, Belief-less religion, Make-believe
- in
- Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion
- volume
- 59
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 276 - 290
- publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85161048209
- ISSN
- 0034-4125
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0034412522000312
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 3a03e8b2-08d9-4243-8137-1726e031ec30
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