Radical Interpretation in Religion

ISBN-13: 9780521017053 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 248 str.

Nancy K Frankenberry

Opis

Ten writers present radical interpretations of religious belief in the styles of Donald Davidson, Robert Brandom, Richard Rorty, and William James that explore cultural anthropology and cognitive science. They include critical appraisals of the history of religions as influenced by the Romantic movement and different interpretations from Durkheim to Levi Strauss.

Recenzje

"Scholars of religion will, no doubt, be interested in these new theoretical adventures..." Religious Studies Review

Spis treści

Part I. Pragmatics: 1. Introduction to Part I; 2. Saving belief: on the new materialism in religious studies Terry F. Godlove Jr; 3. Radical interpretation and pragmatism: Davidson, Rorty, and Brandom on truth Jeffrey Stout; 4. Cultural politics and the question of the existence of God Richard Rorty; 5. Religion and naturalism Wayne L. Proudfoot; Part II. Culture and Cognition: 6. Introduction to Part II; 7. 'The Chinese believe in spirits': belief and believing in the study of religion Catherine M. Bell; 8. On interpreting the world religiously E. Thomas Lawson; 9. Are religious beliefs counter-intuitive? Maurice Bloch; Part III. Semantics: 10. Introduction to Part III; 11. You don't read a myth for information Hans H. Penner; 12. Religion as a mobile army of metaphors: a Davidsonian critique Nancy F. Frankenberry; 13. Manna, Mana everywhere and /_/_/_......Jonathan Z. Smith.