After appropriation explorations in intercultural philosophy and religion
"After Appropriation is the first book to undertake a comprehensive study of questions in comparative philosophy and religion.While the division between the two disciplines of Religious Studies and Philosophy is commonplace in western academia, this bifurcation does not necessarily apply in non...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Calgary
University of Calgary Press
2011
Calgary, Alberta : 2011. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009672513406719 |
| Sumario: | "After Appropriation is the first book to undertake a comprehensive study of questions in comparative philosophy and religion.While the division between the two disciplines of Religious Studies and Philosophy is commonplace in western academia, this bifurcation does not necessarily apply in non-western settings, where religion and philosophy tend to be integrated. As a result, when the disciplines are virtually mutually exclusive, as in the West, a full appreciation of non-Western approaches to either religion or philosophy is not easily attained, and distortions, such as appropriation, often occur. Within the last ten years, there has been a concerted effort on the part of a number of Western scholars to try to address these deficiencies and re-examine many ideas that have been misappropriated or otherwise excluded. These errors have resulted from a traditional approach where the religions and philosophies of non-Western peoples have been interpreted by reducing or manipulating their ideas and values to fit within Western concepts and categories. This project is conducted with full awareness of the post-colonial critique of such enterprises.One of the central questions addressed is how comparative philosophy and religion would change if the concepts and categories of non-Western philosophies and religions were taken as of equal importance." --back cover. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (302 pages) : digital file(s) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Acceso: | Open access |
