Dynamics of religion : past and present /

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Religious ideas, practices, discourses, institutions, and social expressions are in constant flux. This volume addresses the internal and external dynamics, interactions between individuals, religious communities, and local as well as global society. The contributions concentrate on four areas: 1. C...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Bochinger, Christoph, Rüpke, Jörg, Begemann, Elisabeth
Körperschaft:
European Research Council (ERC) (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fnd)
Weitere Verfasser:
Bochinger, Christoph (HerausgeberIn), Rüpke, Jörg (HerausgeberIn), Begemann, Elisabeth (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Berlin, Germany De Gruyter 2016
Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2017]
Zusammenfassung:
Religious ideas, practices, discourses, institutions, and social expressions are in constant flux. This volume addresses the internal and external dynamics, interactions between individuals, religious communities, and local as well as global society. The contributions concentrate on four areas: 1. Contemporary religion in the public sphere: The Tactics of (In)visibility among Religious Communities in Europe; Religion Intersecting De-nationalization and Re-nationalization in Post-Apartheid South Africa;2. Religious transformations: Forms of Religious Communities in Global Society; Political Contributions of Ancestral Cosmologies and the Decolonization of Religious Beliefs; Esoteric Tradition as Poetic Invention; 3. Focus on the individual: Religion and Life Trajectories of Islamists; Angels, Animals and Religious Change in Antiquity and Today; Gaining Access to the Radically Unfamiliar in Today's Religion; Religion between Individuals and Collectives; 4. Narrating religion: Entangled Knowledge Cultures and the Creation of Religions in Mongolia and Europe; Global Intellectual History and the Dynamics of Religion; On Representing Judaism.
Umfang:
1 online resource (ix, 296 pages) : illustrations.
Issued also in print.
Anmerkungen:
International conference proceedings.
Anmerkungen:
In English.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9783110450934
3110450933
9783110451108
3110451107
Zugangseinschränkungen:
Open access
Schlagworte:
Religion and culture.
Apartheid > South Africa > Religious aspects.
Shinto and state > Japan.
Imperialism > Religious aspects.
Buddhism > Japan.
Established churches.
Cultural pluralism.
Fuxi (Legendary character)
Islamic fundamentalism.
Judaism and culture.
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