Transitions And Transformations In The History Of Religions
DOWNLOAD
Download Transitions And Transformations In The History Of Religions PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Transitions And Transformations In The History Of Religions book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Transitions And Transformations In The History Of Religions
DOWNLOAD
Author : Reynolds
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-11-13
Transitions And Transformations In The History Of Religions written by Reynolds and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-13 with Religion categories.
Japanese Religion And Society
DOWNLOAD
Author : Winston Davis
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1992-01-01
Japanese Religion And Society written by Winston Davis and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-01 with Religion categories.
From case studies of Japanese life, distills theories to explore how the religion, culture, and values are related to society, social change, and economic development. Draws on the methodologies of sociology, anthropology, history, and other disciplines, and on interviews and observations, as well as on published literature. Paper edition (unseen),$16.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Tradition Transition And Transformation The Indian Experience
DOWNLOAD
Author : Dr. Sandeep Singh
language : en
Publisher: Addition Publishing House
Release Date : 2024-12-23
Tradition Transition And Transformation The Indian Experience written by Dr. Sandeep Singh and has been published by Addition Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-23 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
India’s journey through time has been one of profound cultural evolution, where tradition, transition, and transformation have shaped its identity. This book explores the intricate interplay between India’s historical legacy, socio-cultural shifts, and modern advancements. It provides an in-depth analysis of how India’s traditions—rooted in philosophy, spirituality, arts, and governance—have adapted to changing times without losing their essence. The book navigates through key transitions, from ancient civilizations to colonial rule, from independence to globalization, and from agrarian roots to a technological powerhouse. It discusses the resilience of Indian customs, the impact of modernization, and the challenges of maintaining cultural integrity in a rapidly evolving world. Through historical insights, cultural analysis, and discussions on policy and society, this book presents a nuanced view of India’s transformation. It is an essential read for scholars, historians, and anyone interested in understanding how India’s past continues to shape its present and future.
Critical Moments In Religious History
DOWNLOAD
Author : Kenneth Keulman
language : en
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Release Date : 1993
Critical Moments In Religious History written by Kenneth Keulman and has been published by Mercer University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Political Science categories.
These critical essays examine ways in which political culture interacts with the world's religions, and within the context of religious pluralism. The authors raise the issue regarding the way religion affects political modernization, and, conversely, how social and political realities may define and determine the boundaries of religion(s). Critical Moments in Religious History addresses issues of vital concern, religious and political, theological and social issues that, indeed, remain critical.
The Great Transformation
DOWNLOAD
Author : Karen Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Release Date : 2009-02-24
The Great Transformation written by Karen Armstrong and has been published by Vintage Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-24 with Religion categories.
From one of the world’s leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God, The Battle for God and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to our own time. In one astonishing, short period – the ninth century BCE – the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity into the present day: Confucianism and Daoism in China; Hinduism and Buddhism in India; monotheism in Israel; and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Historians call this the Axial Age because of its central importance to humanity’s spiritual development. Now, Karen Armstrong traces the rise and development of this transformative moment in history, examining the brilliant contributions to these traditions made by such figures as the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Ezekiel. Armstrong makes clear that despite some differences of emphasis, there was remarkable consensus among these religions and philosophies: each insisted on the primacy of compassion over hatred and violence. She illuminates what this “family” resemblance reveals about the religious impulse and quest of humankind. And she goes beyond spiritual archaeology, delving into the ways in which these Axial Age beliefs can present an instructive and thought-provoking challenge to the ways we think about and practice religion today. A revelation of humankind’s early shared imperatives, yearnings and inspired solutions – as salutary as it is fascinating. Excerpt from The Great Transformation: In our global world, we can no longer afford a parochial or exclusive vision. We must learn to live and behave as though people in remote parts of the globe were as important as ourselves. The sages of the Axial Age did not create their compassionate ethic in idyllic circumstances. Each tradition developed in societies like our own that were torn apart by violence and warfare as never before; indeed, the first catalyst of religious change was usually a visceral rejection of the aggression that the sages witnessed all around them. . . . All the great traditions that were created at this time are in agreement about the supreme importance of charity and benevolence, and this tells us something important about our humanity.
The History Of Religions
DOWNLOAD
Author : Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The History Of Religions written by Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Religion categories.
This volume collects essays by the renowned scholar and historian of religion Joseph M. Kitagawa. The collection is organized into three parts. Part one presents essays examining such topics as the history of the discipline, its place in the academy, and some of its basic categories and tenets. Part two offers what Kitagawa calls studies in "applied history of religions." These essays demonstrate how insights derived from the practice of the history of religions can be applied to the political and spiritual problems of the day. In a third and concluding section, Kitagawa reflects on his own intellectual heritage, with essays on Joachim Wach, Mircea Eliade, D.T. Suzuki, Gerardus van der Leeuw, Paul Tillich, and Hendrik Kraemer.
The Cultural Transition
DOWNLOAD
Author : Merry I White
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-10-18
The Cultural Transition written by Merry I White and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-18 with Reference categories.
This volume makes available a wide variety of cultural perspectives on education and on economic and social progress. Contributors focus on three main questions, the answers to which are vital for understanding the needs of both national policy and personal fulfilment in widely differing cultures. The contributors examine the concept of the self that underlies the idea of virtue which facilitates learning in Japan, the Confucian-style bonding between generations in Chinese society and the authority of the traditional teacher with the modern Quaranic School. They study phenomena as diverse as the effect of Christian and Islamic influence on the native cultures of Africa, and the life strategies of Japanese business women, spanning a geographical range from Morocco to Fiji.
Religious Transformation In Western Society Routledge Revivals
DOWNLOAD
Author : Harvie Ferguson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-12
Religious Transformation In Western Society Routledge Revivals written by Harvie Ferguson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1992, this remarkable book challenges many of the assumptions governing the Sociology of Religion and the Sociology of Culture by arguing that Western religion is neither science nor morality - it is the promise of happiness. Learned and incisive, it will be essential reading for students of religion, culture and anyone interested in the character of Modernity.
Emerson And The Climates Of History
DOWNLOAD
Author : Eduardo Cadava
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1997
Emerson And The Climates Of History written by Eduardo Cadava and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book brings together a wide range of materials from history, religion, philosophy, horticulture, and meteorology to argue that Emerson articulates his conception of history through the language of the weather. Focusing on Emerson's persistent use of climatic and meteorological metaphors, the book demonstrates that Emerson's reflections on the weather are inseparable from his preoccupation with the central historical and political issues of his day. The author suggests that Emerson's writings may be read as both symptomatic and critical of the governing rhetorics through which Americans of his day thought about the most important contemporary issues, and that what has often been seen as Emerson's retreat from the arena of history into the domain of spirit is in fact an effort to re-treat or rethink the nature of history in terms of questions of representation. What distinguishes this book from the work of other critics who are reassessing Emerson's relation to history is its attempt to think through the way in which the figures of Emerson's rhetoricfigures (like frost, snow, the auroras, and nature in general) which often seem to have nothing to do with either history or politicsare themselves traversed by the conflictual histories of slavery, race, destiny, revolution, and the meaning of America. It differs, that is, in proposing a textual model for reading Emerson that measures his engagement with changing historical and political relations in terms of the way he works to revise the language he inherits. There can be no reading of Emerson, the author suggests, that does not trace the movement of his figures and tropes as they become something else, as they open onto questions of history.
Inuit Shamanism And Christianity
DOWNLOAD
Author : Frédéric B. Laugrand
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Inuit Shamanism And Christianity written by Frédéric B. Laugrand and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Using archival material and oral testimony collected during workshops in Nunavut between 1996 and 2008, Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten provide a nuanced look at Inuit religion, offering a strong counter narrative to the idea that traditional Inuit culture declined post-contact. They show that setting up a dichotomy between a past identified with traditional culture and a present involving Christianity obscures the continuity and dynamics of Inuit society, which has long borrowed and adapted "outside" elements. They argue that both Shamanism and Christianity are continually changing in the Arctic and ideas of transformation and transition are necessary to understand both how the ideology of a hunting society shaped Inuit Christian cosmology and how Christianity changed Inuit shamanic traditions.