Religion and Society

by Ter Haar, Gerrie

• ISBN13: 9789004161238
• ISBN10: 9004161236
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-30
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

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. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Religion in the Twenty-First Century: A Short Introduction	p. xi
The Religious Dimension of War and Peace
Religious Dimensions of War and Peace: Introduction	p. 3
Religious War, Terrorism, and Peace	p. 7
Religious War, Terrorism, and Peace: A Response to Mark Juergensmeyer	p. 19
Religious Violence amid Love, Compassion, and Hate: A Response to Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer	p. 29
Technology, Life and Death
Technology, Life and Death: Introduction	p. 43
Neuropolitics and the Body	p. 47
'Naturally' Confounded and Confused: Bioethics, Technology, and Religion	p. 61
Technology, Life and Death from a Feminist Perspective	p. 69
Global Religions and Local Cultures
Global Religions and Local Cultures: Introduction	p. 79
Explaining the Global Religious Revival: The Egyptian Case	p. 83
Explaining the Global Religious Revival: A Response (1)	p. 105
Explaining the Global Religious Revival: A Response (2)	p. 115
Boundaries and Segregations
Boundaries and Segregations: Introduction	p. 125
Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation and Sexual Tolerance in Thai Buddhism	p. 127
Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation and Buddhist Sexual Tolerance: A Response (1)	p. 147
Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation and Buddhist Sexual Tolerance: A Response (2)	p. 161
Method and Theory in the Study of Religion
Method and Theory in the Study of Religion: Introduction	p. 167
Theory without Method: Situating a Discourse Analysis on Religion	p. 173
Religion-Before Religion and Religion-After Religion	p. 205
Theory and Method in the Study of Religions: A Response	p. 215
The Study of Religion in Japan
Religious Studies in Post-War Japan	p. 225
One Hundred Years of Buddhist Scholarship in Japan	p. 243
The Study of Christianity within the Field of Religious Studies in Japan	p. 251
Islamic Studies in Japan	p. 261
Studies of Religion in Japan and the Philosophy of Religion	p. 267
Note on contributors	p. 273
Bibliography	p. 283
Index	p. 299
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