Hermeneutics And Hindu Thought Toward A Fusion Of Horizons

Author : Rita Sherma,Arvind Sharma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781402081927

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Hermeneutics and Hindu Thought: Toward a Fusion of Horizons by Rita Sherma,Arvind Sharma Pdf

The advent of Hindu Studies coincides with the emergence of modern hermeneutics. Despite this co-emergence and rich possibilities inherent in dialectical encounters between theories of modern and post-modern hermeneutics, and those of Hindu hermeneutical traditions, such an enterprise has not been widely endeavored. The aim of this volume is to initiate such an interface. Essays in this volume reflect one or more of the following categories: (1) Examination of challenges and possibilities inherent in applying Western hermeneutics to Hindu traditions. (2) Critiques of certain heuristics used, historically, to “understand” Hindu traditions. (3) Elicitation of new hermeneutical paradigms from Hindu thought, to develop cross-cultural or dialogical hermeneutics. Applications of interpretive methodologies conditioned by Western culture to classify Indian thought have had important impacts. Essays by Sharma, Bilimoria, Sugirtharajah, and Tilak examine these impacts, offering alternate interpretive models for understanding Hindu concepts in particular and the Indian religious context in general. Several essays offer original insights regarding potential applications of traditional Hindu philosophical principles to cross-cultural hermeneutics (Long, Bilimoria, Klostermaier, Adarkar, and Taneja). Others engage Hindu texts philosophically to elicit deeper interpretations (Phillips, and Rukmani). In presenting essays that are both critical and constructive, we seek to uncover intellectual space for creative dialectical engagement that, we hope, will catalyze a reciprocal hermeneutics.

Author : Stephen E. Gregg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317047438

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Swami Vivekananda and Non-Hindu Traditions by Stephen E. Gregg Pdf

The Hindu thinker Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was and remains an important figure both within India, and in the West, where he was notable for preaching Vedanta. Scholarship surrounding Vivekananda is dominated by hagiography and his (mis)appropriation by the political Hindu Right. This work demonstrates that Vivekananda was no simplistic pluralist, as portrayed in hagiographical texts, nor narrow exclusivist, as portrayed by some modern Hindu nationalists, but a thoughtful, complex inclusivist. The book shows that Vivekananda formulated a hierarchical and inclusivistic framework of Hinduism, based upon his interpretations of a four-fold system of Yoga. It goes on to argue that Vivekananda understood his formulation of Vedanta to be universal, and applied it freely to non-Hindu traditions, and in so doing, demonstrates that Vivekananda was consistently critical of ‘low level’ spirituality, not only in non-Hindu traditions, but also within Hinduism. Demonstrating that Vivekananda is best understood within the context of ‘Advaitic primacy’, rather than ‘Hindu chauvinism’, this book will be of interest to scholars of Hinduism and South Asian religion and of South Asian diaspora communities and religious studies more generally.

Author : Frederiek Depoortere,Magdalen Lambkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : RELIGION
ISBN : 9789401208284

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The Question of Theological Truth by Frederiek Depoortere,Magdalen Lambkin Pdf

In today¿s world, the boundaries within which Christian theologians operate are becoming ever more permeable, and Christian theology is increasingly influenced and challenged by multiple ¿outside¿ factors. In Western Europe, two such factors stand out in particular: the so-called ¿turn to religion¿ in continental philosophy and religious diversity. Theologians working with contemporary continental philosophers and theologians engaging the multireligious world tend to work quite separately from one another. The aim of the present book is therefore to initiate a conversation between these two groups of theologians. The question of truth was chosen because it is both a key issue in contemporary-philosophical debates (in the continental and analytic traditions) and one that arises in complex and problematic ways in the praxis of, and theoretical reflection on, interreligious dialogue. Some of the pressing questions that are addressed by the contributors to this volume are: What is truth? What is theological truth? How does the issue of truth arise from interreligious encounter? To what extent can or should the nature of truth be discussed explicitly during interreligious dialogue? Or should the question of truth be rather postponed in the interest of successful interreligious encounter? Is there a hermeneutical concept of truth and, if so, how can it be of help for theological reflection on the question of truth and on the role and place of truth in the context of dialogue between religions?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1677 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004432284

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Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2 vols) by Anonim Pdf

The Handbook of Hinduism in Europe portrays and analyses Hindu traditions in every country in Europe. It presents the main Hindu communities, religious groups, forms and teachings present in the continent and shows that Hinduism have become a major religion in Europe.

Author : Kumar Ravi Priya,Ajit Kumar Dalal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781134933549

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Qualitative Research on Illness, Wellbeing and Self-Growth by Kumar Ravi Priya,Ajit Kumar Dalal Pdf

This book examines the theoretical, methodological and practical dimensions of Qualitative Research in the study of illness, wellbeing and self-growth in the Indian context. Using wide-ranging narratives, interviews, group discussions, and cultural analyses, it offers a social and psychological understanding of health and therapy.

Author : Jean Delisle,Judith Woodsworth
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027273819

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Translators through History by Jean Delisle,Judith Woodsworth Pdf

Acclaimed, when it first appeared, as a seminal work – a groundbreaking book that was both informative and highly readable – Translators through History is being released in a new edition, substantially revised and expanded by Judith Woodsworth. Translators have played a key role in intellectual exchange through the ages and across borders. This account of how they have contributed to the development of languages, the emergence of literatures, the dissemination of knowledge and the spread of values tells the story of world culture itself. Content has been updated, new elements introduced and recent directions in translation scholarship incorporated, providing fresh insights and a more nuanced view of past events. The bibliography contains over 100 new titles and illustrations have been refreshed and enhanced. An invaluable tool for students, scholars and professionals in the field of translation, the latest version of Translators through History remains a vital resource for researchers in other disciplines and a fascinating read for the wider public.

Author : Jeffery D. Long
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780810879607

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Historical Dictionary of Hinduism by Jeffery D. Long Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of Hinduism relates the history of Hinduism through a chronology, an introductory essay, photos, an extensive bibliography, and over 1,000 cross referenced dictionary entries on Hindu terminology, names of major historical figures and movements, gods and goddesses, prominent temples, terms for items used in Hindu practice, major texts, philosophical concepts, and more. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Hinduism.

Author : Purushottama Bilimoria,Andrew B. Irvine
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789048125388

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Postcolonial Philosophy of Religion by Purushottama Bilimoria,Andrew B. Irvine Pdf

The present collection of writings on postcolonial philosophy of religion takes its origins from a Philosophy of Religion session during the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion held in New Orleans. Three presentations, by Purushottama Bilimoria, Andrew B. Irvine, and Bhibuti Yadav, were to be offered at the session, with Thomas Dean presiding and Kenneth Surin responding. (Yadav, unfortunately could not be present because of illness. ) This was the ?rst AAR session ever to examine issues in the study of religion under the rubric of the postcolonial turn in academia. Interest at the session was intense. For instance, Richard King, then at work on the manuscriptof the landmark Orientalism and Religion, was present; so, too, was Paul J. Grif?ths, whose s- sequent work on interreligious engagement has been so noteworthy. In response to numerous audience appeals, revised versions of the presentations eventually were published, as a “Dedicated Symposium on ‘Subalternity’,” in volume 39 no. 1 (2000) of Sophia, the international journal for philosophy of religion, metaphysical theology and ethics. Since that time, the importance of the nexus of religion and the postcolonial has become increasingly patent not only to philosophers of religion but to students of religion across the range of disciplines and methodologies. The increased inter- tionalization of the program of the American Academy of Religion, especially in more recent years, is a signi?cant outgrowth of this transformation in conscio- ness among students of religion.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004408050

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Interpreting Interreligious Relations with Wittgenstein: Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies by Anonim Pdf

This volume argues that Wittgenstein’s philosophy of religion and his thought in general continue to be highly relevant for present and future research on interreligious relations.

Author : John B. Cobb Jr.
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621894841

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Religions in the Making by John B. Cobb Jr. Pdf

Whitehead had a place for God in his comprehensive cosmological vision, and his theism has long attracted interest from some Christian theologians. But Whitehead's ideas have much wider use. Some Buddhists have found help in articulating their nontheistic vision and relating it to the current world of thought and action. In this book religious writers in seven different traditions articulate how they can benefit from Whitehead's work. So this volume demonstrates that various features of his thought can contribute to many communities. According to his followers, Whitehead shows that the deepest convictions and commitments of the major religious communities can be complementary rather than in conflict. Readers of this book will see how that plays out in some detail. A Whiteheadian Hindu can recognize the truth in a Whiteheadian Judaism, and both can appreciate the insights of Chinese Whiteheadians committed to their classical thinking. Perhaps a new day in interreligious understanding has come.

Author : Michael N. Forster,Kristin Gjesdal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107187603

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The Cambridge Companion to Hermeneutics by Michael N. Forster,Kristin Gjesdal Pdf

Explores the relevance of hermeneutics for modern human sciences, its history and development, and its key philosophical debates.

Author : Arvind Sharma
Publisher : DK Printworld (P) Ltd
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788124611951

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Decolonizing Indian Studies by Arvind Sharma Pdf

The present Indian academic self-understanding of its history and culture is largely Western in origin. This Western intellectual enterprise, however, went hand in hand with a Western political enterprise, i.e. the colonization of India. This raises the question: To what extent, if any, did the two developments influence each other? It also raises another question: To what extent did West’s cultural presuppositions influence its understanding of Indian civilization? The central epistemological issue which these questions raise is the following: What significance does the fact that the self-understanding of a culture is mediated by that of another culture, over which it was culturally and politically dominant, possess for the votaries of the culture whose self-understanding has thus been mediated in this fashion? This question is not merely of historical but also of contemporary interest, for in an increasingly globalizing world, in which power is unevenly distributed at various levels, the self-understanding of all cultures is likely to be influenced by how they are being presented by other cultures. Furthermore, in such a world, shifting political alliances may generate new intellectual configurations, whose legitimacy may require constant examination. The essays in this book address these and similar issues.

Author : Jessica Frazier
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472567161

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The Bloomsbury Companion to Hindu Studies by Jessica Frazier Pdf

Originally published as The Continuum Companion to Hindu Studies, this Companion offers the definitive guide to Hinduism and study in this area. Now available in paperback, The Bloomsbury Companion to Hindu Studies covers all the most pressing and important themes and categories in the field - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the field and, valuably, how the various topics intersect through detailed reading paths. Featuring a series of indispensible research tools, including a detailed list of resources, chronology and diagrams summarizing content, this is the essential tool for anyone working in Hindu Studies.

Author : Ellen Bradshaw Aitken,Arvind Sharma
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438464701

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The Legacy of Wilfred Cantwell Smith by Ellen Bradshaw Aitken,Arvind Sharma Pdf

Author : BJRT GTU
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781387481583

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Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology, Vol. 3, No. 1 by BJRT GTU Pdf

Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology, Vol. 3, No. 1. This is the regular issue journal. Featuring 2016 Distinguished Faculty lecture, the 2017 Surjit Singh Lecture, and articles by Pravina Rodrigues, Jennifer Fernandez, and Jaesung Ryu. Also featuring several book reviews.