Religion and society : an agenda for the 21st century / edited by Gerrie ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haar, Gerrie ter.

Tsuruoka, Yoshio, 1952-

Series:

International studies in religion and society ; 5.

International studies in religion and society, 1573-4293 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Religion--Social aspects.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Religion is set to be a major force in the twenty-first century. Here is a book that tells us what the world's leading scholars have to say about this. Issues of conflict and peace, ethical questions concerning the use of advanced technology, explanations of the global religious revival, and the role of women in religious leadership, as well as questions about how to study religion, are all discussed. It is a volume that ranges exceptionally widely, in terms of the themes discussed, the variety of disciplines, and the participation of international scholars debating with each other. One section of the book is devoted to Japanese scholarship concerning the world's major religions. Contributors include: Talal Asad, Chin Hong Chung, Armin Geertz, Gerrie ter Haar, Rosalind Hackett, Eiko Hanaoka, Shōtō Hase, Mark Juergensmeyer, Noriko Kawahashi, Kiyotaka Kimura, Ursula King, Pratap Kumar, William Lafleur, Sylvia Marcos, Tomoko Masuzawa, Ebrahim Moosa, Kōjirō Nakamura, Vasudha Narayanan, Haruko Okano, Suwanna Satha-Anand, Susumu Shimazono, Noriyoshi Tamaru, Masakazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Yoshio Tsuruoka, Manabu Watanabe, Pablo Wright.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / G. Ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka

Religious Dimensions Of War And Peace: Introduction / Rosalind I. J. Hackett

Religious War, Terrorism, And Peace / Mark Juergensmeyer

Religious War, Terrorism, And Peace: A Response To Mark Juergensmeyer / Gerrie Ter Haar

Religious Violence Amid Love, Compassion, And Hate: A Response To Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer / Manabu Watanabe

Technology, Life And Death: Introduction / Eiko Hanaoka(-Kawamura)

Neuropolitics And The Body / Ebrahim Moosa

‘Naturally’ Confounded And Confused: Bioethics, Technology, And Religion / William R. Lafleur

Technology, Life And Death From A Feminist Perspective / Haruko K. Okano

Global Religions And Local Cultures: Introduction / P. Pratap Kumar

Explaining The Global Religious Revival: The Egyptian Case / Talal Asad

Explaining The Global Religious Revival: A Response (1) / Vasudha Narayanan

Explaining The Global Religious Revival: A Response (2) / Pablo Wright

Boundaries And Segregations: Introduction / Noriko Kawahashi

Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation And Sexual Tolerance In Thai Buddhism / Suwanna Satha-Anand

Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation And Buddhist Sexual Tolerance: A Response (1) / Ursula King

Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation And Buddhist Sexual Tolerance: A Response (2) / Masakazu Tanaka

Method And Theory In The Study Of Religion: Introduction / Armin W. Geertz

Theory Without Method: Situating A Discourse Analysis On Religion / Tomoko Masuzawa

Religion-Before Religion And Religion-After Religion / Chin Hong Chung

Theory And Method In The Study Of Religions: A Response / Sylvia Marcos

Religious Studies In Post-War Japan / Noriyoshi Tamaru

One Hundred Years Of Buddhist Scholarship In Japan / Kiyotaka Kimura

The Study Of Christianity Within The Field Of Religious Studies In Japan / Hiroshi Tsuchiya

Islamic Studies In Japan / Kojiro Nakamura

Studies Of Religion In Japan And The Philosophy Of Religion / Shoto Hase

Note On Contributors / G. Ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka

Bibliography / G. Ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka

Index / G. Ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-297) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93630-8

9786611936303

90-474-2246-5

OCLC:

646788965

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004161238.i-306 DOI