Re-thinking Religious Pluralism
Moving Beyond Liberal Tolerance
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Beschreibung
This book combines the mainstream liberal arguments for religious tolerance with arguments from religious traditions in India to offer insights into appropriate attitudes toward religious ‘others’ from the perspective of the devout. The respective chapters address the relationship between religions from a comparative perspective, helping readers understand the meaning of religion and the opportunities for interreligious dialogue in the works of contemporary Indian philosophers such as Gandhi and Ramakrishna Paramhansa. It also examines various religious traditions from a philosophical viewpoint in order to reassess religious discussions on how to respond to differing and different religious others. Given its comprehensive coverage, the book is of interest to scholars working in the areas of anthropology, philosophy, cultural and religious diversity, and history of religion.
This book combines the mainstream liberal arguments for religious tolerance with arguments from religious traditions in India to offer insights into appropriate attitudes toward religious ‘others’ from the perspective of the devout. The respective chapters address the relationship between religions from a comparative perspective, helping readers understand the meaning of religion and the opportunities for interreligious dialogue in the works of contemporary Indian philosophers such as Gandhi and Ramakrishna Paramhansa. It also examines various religious traditions from a philosophical viewpoint in order to reassess religious discussions on how to respond to differing and different religious others. Given its comprehensive coverage, the book is of interest to scholars working in the areas of anthropology, philosophy, cultural and religious diversity, and history of religion.
Introduces Indian philosophical tradition into the contemporary debate in Western philosophy involving experts like Davidson and Quine Examines the idea of community, location, and cultural specificity as the basis of an unavoidable element in the understanding of all religions Outlines ethics associated with polytheism in mainstream secular ethics Presents tribal religions along with other more familiar religions
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Bindu Puri
Themen in »Re-thinking Religious Pluralism«
Religious Pluralism Faith Community Ethics and Polytheism Indigenous Religion and Plurality Liberal Skepticism Epistemic Distance