Pye / Benavides / Stausberg Exploring Methods and Positions

Volume One: Exploring Methods and Positions
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-61451-189-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 1, 338 Seiten

Reihe: Strategies in the Study of Religions

These two volumes present Pye’s methodological, theoretical, and field-based interests in the study of religions. Pye understands the study of religions to be an international enterprise with roots in both European and East Asian culture. This relates to his active role in the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR), as a former General Secretary and President. The work is presented in seven sections, which could be used in teaching assignments. The first volume begins with a lively introduction on “Methodological Strategies,” followed by “East Asian Starting Points,” a radical attempt to overcome Eurocentrism, and “Structures and Strategies,” which tackles globally significant institutional and ideological questions. The second volume presents selected strands in the study of religions. “Comparing and Contrasting” is followed by “Tradition and Innovation,” including reference to specific new religions. “Transplantation and Syncretism” is a definitive package on syncretism and includes new materials from South-East Asia. Finally, “Contextual Questions” explores wider themes of identity, plurality, dialogue of religions, religious education, and peace. These show how relevant the study of religions can be –when it is distinctly and responsibly defined.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pye, Michael

Benavides, Gustavo

Stausberg, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Shintoismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Editorial Note;8
3;General Introduction;15
4;Part One Methodological Strategies;21
4.1;1.1 Introduction to Part One;23
4.2;1.2 Methodological Integration in the Study of Religions;29
4.3;1.3 Field and Theory in the Study of Religions;47
4.4;1.4 Philology, Fieldwork and Ephemera in the Study of Japanese Religions;64
4.5;1.5 Participation, Observation and Reflection: An Endless Method;83
4.6;1.6 Getting into Trouble with the Believers: Intimacy and Distance in the Study of Religions;100
5;Part Two East Asian Starting Points;121
5.1;2.1 Introduction to Part Two;123
5.2;2.2 An Asian Starting Point for the Study of Religions;129
5.3;2.3 Tominaga Nakamoto and Religious Pluralism;140
5.4;2.4 Three Teachings (Sanjiào) Theory and Modern Reflection on Religion;150
5.5;2.5 Modern Japan and the Science of Religions;158
6;Part Three Structures and Strategies;185
6.1;3.1 Introduction to Part Three;187
6.2;3.2 Studies of Religion in Europe: Structures and Desiderata;192
6.3;3.3 Intercultural Strategies and the International Association for the History of Religions;210
6.4;3.4 Memories of the Future: Looking Back and Looking Forward in the History of Religions;222
6.5;3.5 Political Correctness in the Study of Religions: Is the Cold War Really Over?;237
6.6;3.6 Difference and Coherence in the World-wide Study of Religions;258
7;Author’s Publications Cited in the Present Work;277
8;Consolidated Index to Volumes I and II;291

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Pye, University of Marburg, Germany.