Traditions in contact and change : selected proceedings of the XIVth Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions / edited by Peter Slater and Donald Wiebe with Maurice Boutin and Harold Coward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Association for the History of Religions. Congress (14th : 1980 : Winnipeg, Man.)

Contributor:

Slater, Peter, 1934-

Wiebe, Donald, 1943-

Series:

Editions SR ; v. 3.

Editions SR ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Congresses.

Religion.

Religions--Congresses.

Religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (769 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont., Canada : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Traditions in Contact and Change" was the theme of the fourteenth quinquennial congress of the International Association for the History of Religions. This selection from 450 papers by scholars form all over the world address the theme. Section One, "Indian Traditions and Western Interactions," treats subjects ranging from the flood story in Vedic ritual to a s study of the women of the Nehru family. Section Two, "Buddhist, Chinese, and Japanese Studies," includes discussions of the origin of the Mahayana, William James and Japanese Buddhism, and lyrical imagery and religious content in Japanese art. Section Three, "Mediterranean Cultures," covers a broad range of topics, from foster children in early Christianity to "the transformation of Christianity into Roman religion" to the change in the status of women in Iceland from pagan to Christian times. Section Four, "Islamic, African, and Amerindian Developments," examines such subjects as religions in conflict and change in the works of African novelists, tradition and change in Indian Islam, and religious acculturation among Oglala Lakota. Section Five offers "Methodological and Theoretical Discussions" of women's studies, Western perceptions of Asia, structure in Jung and Lévi-Strauss, among others. The essays provide ready access to the leading edge of scholarship across a wide range of religions and cultures and should be of interest to students of religion, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and philosophy.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Preface

Traditions in Contact And Change: Towards A History of Religion in The Singular

The Flood Story in Vedic Ritual

Hindu Formulas for The Facilitation of Change

The Role of The Śaivāgama in The Emergence of Śaivasiddhānta: A Philosophical Interpretation

Some Western Interpretations of The Bhagavad Gītā, 1785-1885

From Hindu Strīdharma to Universal Feminism: A Study of The Women of The Nehru Family

Social Change and Religious Transformation Among Bombay Parsis in The Early Twentieth Century

Christliche Interpretamente In Der Khasi-Renaissance: Zur Religiösen Bedeutung Einer Reformbewegung Bei Den Hochland-Khasi Von Meghalaya

Buddhism Through Hindu Eyes: Śaivas and Buddhists in Medieval Tamilnad

The Problem of The Origin of The Mahayana

Filial Piety And Buddhism: The Indian Antecedents to a "Chinese" Problem

Once-Born, Twice-Born Zen: William James and The Rinzai and Soto Schools of Japanese Buddhism

Lyrical Imagery and Religious Content in Japanese Art: The Pictorial Biography of Ippen The Holy Man

Japanese Rural Communities and Shinto Shrines Since The Meiji Restoration (1868) - A Case Study in The Central Area of Mie Prefecture

Symposium Canada-Chine, dans le cadre du 14e Congrés de 1'I.A.H.R.

Three Religious Ontological Claims: "Being-Itself," "Nothingness Within Somethingness," and "The Field Of Emptiness"

Die Bedeutung Der Apokryphen Salomo-Oden Fur Die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft

L'Importance Du "Rouleau De Temple" Pour L'Identification De La Communaute De Qumran

Terminological Boobytraps and Real Problems in Second-Temple Judaeo-Christian Studies

The Foster Child: A Neglected Theme in Early Christian Life and Thought

Hani's Opposition to The Elchasaites a Question of Ritual

The Transformation of Christianity Into Roman Religion

Le Soprawivenze Pagane Nel Medioevo

Israel And Byzantium: A Case of Socio-Religious Acculturation

The Change in Status of Women in Iceland From Pagan To Christian Times

Contribution A L'etude De La Sacralisation De L'Espace; Le Cas De La Paroisse Quebecoise

L'Axe De L'Interiorite En Architecture Religieuse Contemporaine

Tradition, Contact And Change In Indian Islam, Exemplified In Muhammad Iqbal's Work

Shades of Shīcism In The Tracts of The Brethren of Purity

Islam, Polity and Society in Turkey: A Middle Eastern Perspective

Sacramental Food Transactions Among South Asian Muslims and Hindus

Otatha: Probings Into The Isoko Concept Of Predestiny

Religions in Conflict and Change in The Works of Modern African Novelists

Three Types of Religious Acculturation Among The Oglala Lakota

The Struggle Against Dependency: Equality As Individuals or As Peoples

Humanistic and Theological History of Religions With Special Reference To The North American Scene

The Significance of The Japanese Intellectual Tradition For The History of Religions

Women's Studies In Religion: The State Of The Art, 1980

Western Perceptions of Asia: The Romantic Vision of Max Muller

Les Reins Et Les Coeurs: Peut-On Ecrire Une Histoire Religieuse Sur Traces?

Structure in Jung And Lévi-Strauss

An Analytical Philosopher Looks At Oriental Mysticism

Truth and Dialogue in Religion: Some Cognitive-Developmental Speculations

End Notes And Bibliographies

Authors

Acknowledgements

Supplements

Notes:

Includes some text in French, German, and Italian.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613811356

9781282233614

1282233610

9780889206106

0889206104

OCLC:

144144642