LEADER 03936nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910814398103321 005 20240417034505.0 010 $a0-7914-8325-8 010 $a1-4237-4420-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000458821 035 $a(OCoLC)461442560 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579107 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000235690 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11222235 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235690 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10163932 035 $a(PQKB)10553236 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407684 035 $a(OCoLC)62734663 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6287 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407684 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579107 035 $a(OCoLC)923408104 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000458821 100 $a20040709d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReligious studies and comparative methodology$b[electronic resource] $ethe case for reciprocal illumination /$fArvind Sharma 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (323 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7914-6455-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-297) and indexes. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 327 $aG -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 330 $aA 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. 606 $aReligion$xStudy and teaching 606 $aReligions 615 0$aReligion$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aReligions. 676 $a200 700 $aSharma$b Arvind$0562116 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814398103321 996 $aReligious studies and comparative methodology$94107862 997 $aUNINA