The ontology of gods : an account of enchantment, disenchantment, and re-enchantment / Jibu Mathew George.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

George, Jibu Mathew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontology.

God--Proof.

God.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 117 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

Summary:

This volume offers a novel philosophical thesis on the ontology of religion, and proposes a new conceptual repertoire to deal with supernatural religion. Jibu Mathew George offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the source and dynamics of religious ideation upon which belief and faith are based, at the fundamental levels of human reasoning. Using Max Weber?s concept of 'Disenchantment of the world' as a point of departure, this book endeavors to provide a pioneering philosophical and psychological understanding of the nature of enchantment, disenchantment, and possible re-enchantments as they pertain to the occidental cultural history in Weberian retrospect.

Contents:

Introduction: Entzauberung der Welt

A tale of two realms

Naturalization of the supernatural

The god-signifier and the ontological continuum

Supernatural and the world process

In-built mechanisms and the historical efficacy of religious systems

How enchanted could the age of faith have been?

The ontology of religious narratives: nuances, potencies, and crossovers

Trajectories of re-enchantment

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319523589

9783319523583

OCLC:

966567517