The Holy Book In Comparative Perspective
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The Holy Book In Comparative Perspective
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Author : Frederick Mathewson Denny
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Holy Book In Comparative Perspective written by Frederick Mathewson Denny and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Religion categories.
"Ten noted religious studies scholars examine the sacred scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Mormonism to produce an authoritative, comprehensive survey of the words that shape the world's major religions. The book concentrates on the origins, forms, and functions of scriptures in religious life. This volume also includes a thought-provoking chapter on the transmission of sacred traditions among nonliterate populations and rebuttal of the widespread elevation of literate traditions over "primitive" traditions." -- BACK COVER.
Religion And Politics In Comparative Perspective
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Author : Ted Gerard Jelen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-04-01
Religion And Politics In Comparative Perspective written by Ted Gerard Jelen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-01 with Political Science categories.
Religion is resurgent across the globe. In many countries religion is a powerful source of political mobilization, and in some a potent social cleavage. In some religion reinforces the state, in others it provides the space for resistance. This book contains a series of detailed studies examining religion and politics in specific countries or regions. The cases include countries with one dominant religious tradition, and others with two or more competing traditions. They include Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Hinduism, Shinto and Buddhism. They include states where religion and politics are closely linked, and others with at least a low wall of separation between church and state. The cases are organized by the type of religious marketplace, but allow many other comparisons as well. We develop some generalizations from the cases, and hope that they will be a fertile source of theorizing for others.
Islam And Christianity
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Author : John Renard
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2011-03-08
Islam And Christianity written by John Renard and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-08 with Religion categories.
In light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a much-needed straightforward comparison of these two great faith traditions from a broad theological perspective. Award-winning scholar John Renard illuminates the similarities as well as the differences between Islam and Christianity through a clear exploration of four major dimensions—historical, creedal, institutional, and ethical and spiritual. Throughout, the book features comparisons between concrete elements such as creedal statements, prayer texts, and writings from major theologians and mystics. It also includes a glossary of technical theological terms. For western readers in particular, this balanced, authoritative work overturns some common stereotypes about Islam, especially those that have emerged in the decade since September 11, 2001.
Rethinking Scripture
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Author : Miriam Levering
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Rethinking Scripture written by Miriam Levering and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Religion categories.
Exploring the nature of texts, this book explains how scriptures function within religions. Topics covered include the oral dimensions of scripture, canon formation, a study of the word in Hindu life, and the role of text in Buddhism.
Islamisation
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Author : A. C. S. Peacock
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-08
Islamisation written by A. C. S. Peacock and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-08 with Reference categories.
The spread of Islam and the process of Islamisation (meaning both conversion to Islam and the adoption of Muslim culture) is explored in the twenty-four chapters of this volume. Taking a comparative perspective, both the historical trajectory of Islamisation and the methodological problems in its study are addressed, with coverage moving from Africa to China and from the seventh century to the start of the colonial period in 1800. Key questions are addressed. What is meant by Islamisation? How far was the spread of Islam as a religion bound up with the spread of Muslim culture? To what extent are Islamisation and conversion parallel processes? How is Islamisation connected to Arabisation? What role do vernacular Muslim languages play in the promotion of Muslim culture? The broad, comparative perspective allows readers to develop a thorough understanding of the process of Islamisation over eleven centuries of its history.
Religion Law And Tradition
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Author : Andrew Huxley
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2002
Religion Law And Tradition written by Andrew Huxley and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Looks at the similarities and differences between Jewish, Canon, Islamic, Chinese, Hindu and Buddhist law.
Ancient Religions Modern Politics
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Author : Michael A. Cook
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-03-23
Ancient Religions Modern Politics written by Michael A. Cook and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-23 with Religion categories.
Why Islam is more political and fundamentalist than other religions Why does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions? Is there something about the Islamic heritage that makes Muslims more likely than adherents of other faiths to invoke it in their political life? If so, what is it? Ancient Religions, Modern Politics seeks to answer these questions by examining the roles of Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity in modern political life, placing special emphasis on the relevance—or irrelevance—of their heritages to today's social and political concerns. Michael Cook takes an in-depth, comparative look at political identity, social values, attitudes to warfare, views about the role of religion in various cultural domains, and conceptions of the polity. In all these fields he finds that the Islamic heritage offers richer resources for those engaged in current politics than either the Hindu or the Christian heritages. He uses this finding to explain the fact that, despite the existence of Hindu and Christian counterparts to some aspects of Islamism, the phenomenon as a whole is unique in the world today. The book also shows that fundamentalism—in the sense of a determination to return to the original sources of the religion—is politically more adaptive for Muslims than it is for Hindus or Christians. A sweeping comparative analysis by one of the world's leading scholars of premodern Islam, Ancient Religions, Modern Politics sheds important light on the relationship between the foundational texts of these three great religious traditions and the politics of their followers today.
Ineffability An Exercise In Comparative Philosophy Of Religion
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Author : Timothy D. Knepper
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-11-24
Ineffability An Exercise In Comparative Philosophy Of Religion written by Timothy D. Knepper and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-24 with Philosophy categories.
This collection of essays is an exercise in comparative philosophy of religion that explores the different ways in which humans express the inexpressible. It brings together scholars of over a dozen religious, literary, and artistic traditions, as part of The Comparison Project's 2013-15 lecture and dialogue series on "religion beyond words." Specialist scholars first detailed the grammars of ineffability in nine different religious traditions as well as the adjacent fields of literature, poetry, music, and art. The Comparison Project's directors then compared this diverse set of phenomena, offering explanations for their patterning, and raising philosophical questions of truth and value about religious ineffability in comparative perspective. This book is the inaugural publication of The Comparison Project, an innovative new approach to the philosophy of religion housed at Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa, USA). The Comparison Project organizes a biennial series of scholar lectures, practitioner dialogues, and comparative panels about core, cross-cultural topics in the philosophy of religion. Specialist scholars of religion first explore this topic in their religions of expertise; comparativist philosophers of religion then raise questions of meaning, truth, and value about this topic in comparative perspective. The Comparison Project stands apart from traditional approaches to the philosophy of religion in its commitment to religious inclusivity. It is the future of the philosophy of religion in a diverse, global world.
Religion State And Society
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Author : R. Ramazani
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2008-12-22
Religion State And Society written by R. Ramazani and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-22 with Political Science categories.
The book examines the relationship between religion and state in a comparative perspective with special attention paid to Western and Middle-Eastern experiences. It examines the resurgence of 'fundamentalism' not only in developing nations but also in economically affluent 'post-modern' societies.