04160nam 2200685Ia 450 991096282400332120240417034505.09780791483251079148325897814237442071423744209(CKB)1000000000458821(OCoLC)461442560(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579107(SSID)ssj0000235690(PQKBManifestationID)11222235(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235690(PQKBWorkID)10163932(PQKB)10553236(OCoLC)62734663(MdBmJHUP)muse6287(Au-PeEL)EBL3407684(CaPaEBR)ebr10579107(OCoLC)923408104(DE-B1597)682312(DE-B1597)9780791483251(MiAaPQ)EBC3407684(Perlego)2672238(EXLCZ)99100000000045882120040709d2005 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrReligious studies and comparative methodology the case for reciprocal illumination /Arvind SharmaAlbany State University of New York Pressc20051 online resource (323 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791464564 0791464563 9780791464557 0791464555 Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-297) and indexes.Intro -- Religious Studies and Comparative Methodology: The Case for Reciprocal Illumination -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I -- 1. Does One Religious Tradition Help Us Understand Another? -- 2. Does One Religious Tradition Help Us Understand Another? -- 3. Reciprocal Illumination as a Formal Concept -- 4. Reciprocal Illumination in Relation to the Lived Experience of Other Religions -- 5. Reciprocal Illumination and Comparative Religion -- 6. Reciprocal Illumination in Relation to the Views of W. C. Smith and Mircea Eliade -- 7. Reciprocal Illumination and the Historical Method -- 8. Reciprocal Illumination and the Phenomenological Method -- 9. Parallelisms between Hinduism and Christianity as Further Examples of Reciprocal Illumination -- Part II -- 10. Reciprocal Illumination within a Tradition -- 11. Reciprocal Illumination between Traditions -- 12. Reciprocal Illumination among Traditions -- 13. Reciprocal Illumination among Types of Traditions -- 14. Reciprocal Illumination between Religion and the Secular Tradition -- Part III -- 15. Reciprocal Illumination within a Method -- 16. The History of Religions -- 17. The Phenomenology of Religion and Buddhism -- 18. The Psychology of Religion and Buddhism -- 19. The Psychology of Religion and Hinduism -- 20. The Sociology of Religion and Hinduism -- 21. Reciprocal Illumination and the Dialogue of World Religions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Notes to Conclusion -- Author Index -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F.G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.A contribution to the methodology of religious studies, this work discusses using comparison to provide mutual illumination among religious traditions while avoiding the problem of assimilating one tradition to another.ReligionStudy and teachingReligionsReligionStudy and teaching.Religions.200Sharma Arvind562116MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962824003321Religious studies and comparative methodology4354355UNINA