Comparative Religion category: 1410 books
Antonio Gramsci and the Question of Religion
Ideology, Ethics, and Hegemony
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Antonio Gramsci and the Question of Religion provides a new introduction to the thought of Gramsci through the prisms of religious studies and comparative ethics. Bruce Grelle shows that Gramsci’s key ideas – on hegemony, ideology, moral reformation, "traditional" and "organic"...
Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity
A Comparative Study of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Meister Eckhart
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity offers a comparative study of the works of the Sufi-poet Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273) and the practical teachings of the German Dominican, Meister Eckhart (c1260-1327/8).
Rumi has remained an influential figure in Islamic mystical discourse since...
by Domenic Marbaniang
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
Interreligious dialogue for social harmony and peace is a crucial topic in our times. Comparative religious studies helps to facilitate the peace building process. This book look sat a few comparative themes in some of the Karmic and Abrahamic faiths. Karmic religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism,...
Comparative Religious Law
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Comparative Religious Law provides for the first time a study of the regulatory instruments of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious organisations in Britain in light of their historical religious laws. Norman Doe questions assumptions about the pervasiveness, character and scope of religious laws,...
Universal Dimensions of Islam
Studies in Comparative Religion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Islam's acceptance of other religions remains an enigma for many Westerners. The 16 essays in this volume, by renowned experts on Islam such as Frithjof Schuon, Rene Guenon, Titus Burckhardt, and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, explore the fundamental universality of the world's second largest religion, presenting...
by Robert A. Burns
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
This book has its origins in a comparative religions course Burns has taught at the University of Arizona for the past thirty years. Those who have enrolled in the class have come from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. Whatever the mix, a shared curiosity about Christianity, Judaism, and...
The Cloud of Nothingness
The Negative Way in Nagarjuna and John of the Cross
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
This book explores ‘nothingness’, the negative way found in Buddhist and Christian traditions, with a focused and comparative approach. It examines the works of Nagarjuna (c. 150 CE), a Buddhist monk, philosopher and one of the greatest thinkers of classical India, and those of John of the...
African Theology
A STUDY OF AFRICAN THEOLOGY: Within an African Traditional Religion, (The Ees of Ghana) And Within a Comparative Study of Christian Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
This book is a theological research done as a comparative study of African Traditional Religion in comparison to Christianity. Since Africans in most part, are seen around the world as pagans without any concept of the true God until white missionaries got to the continent, this study is an effort to...
Medieval Exegesis and Religious Difference
Commentary, Conflict, and Community in the Premodern Mediterranean
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all have a common belief in the sanctity of a core holy scripture, and commentary on scripture (exegesis) was at the heart of all three traditions in the Middle Ages. At the same time, because it dealt with issues such as the nature of the canon, the limits of acceptable...
Translating Religion
What is Lost and Gained?
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Translating Religion advances thinking about translation as a critical category in religious studies, combining theoretical reflection about processes of translation in religion with focused case studies that are international, interdisciplinary, and interreligious. By operating with broad conceptions...
Law, Religion and Love
Seeking Ecumenical Justice for the Other
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Increasingly, the modern neo-liberal world marginalises any notion of religion or spirituality, leaving little or no room for the sacred in the public sphere. While this process advances, the conservative and harmful behaviours associated with some religions and their adherents exacerbate this marginalisation...
In Response to the Religious Other
Ricoeur and the Fragility of Interreligious Encounters
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
In the vast collection of his writings, the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur only sporadically raised the issue of interreligious dialogue. In this book, comparative theologian Marianne Moyaert argues that Ricoeur’s hermeneutical philosophy offers valuable signposts for a better understanding of...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2009
The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for courses in Religious Studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion, including psychology, philosophy, anthropology and comparative study, before moving on to explore a wide variety...
Handbook of Religion and the Asian City
Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Handbook of Religion and the Asian City highlights the creative and innovative role of urban aspirations in Asian world cities. It does not assume that religion is of the past and that the urban is secular, but instead points out that urban politics and governance often manifest religious boundaries...