| 'The Heathen in His Blindness...': Asia, the West and the Dynamic of Religion Contributor(s): Balagangadhara, S. N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004099433 ISBN-13: 9789004099432 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $349.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1993 Annotation: Today, most intellectuals agree that (a) Christianity has profoundly influenced western culture; (b) members from different cultures experience many aspects of the world differently; (c) the empirical and theoretical study of both culture and religion emerged within the West. The present study argues that these truisms have implications for the conceptualization of religion and culture. More specifically, the thesis is that non-western cultures and religions differ from the descriptions prevalent in the West, and it is also explained why this has been the case. The author proposes novel analyses of religion, the Roman 'religio', the construction of 'religions' in India, and the nature of cultural differences. Religion is important to the West because the constitution and the identity of western culture is tied to the dynamic of Christianity as a religion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 291 |
| LCCN: 93040048 |
| Series: Numen Book |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.10 lbs) 580 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Today, most intellectuals agree that (a) Christianity has profoundly influenced western culture; (b) members from different cultures experience many aspects of the world differently; (c) the empirical and theoretical study of both culture and religion emerged within the West. The present study argues that these truisms have implications for the conceptualization of religion and culture. More specifically, the thesis is that non-western cultures and religions differ from the descriptions prevalent in the West, and it is also explained why this has been the case. The author proposes novel analyses of religion, the Roman 'religio', the construction of 'religions' in India, and the nature of cultural differences. Religion is important to the West because the constitution and the identity of western culture is tied to the dynamic of Christianity as a religion. |