The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophical Theories of Religion

ISBN-13: 9781472573636 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 304 str.

Pankaj Jain; Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad; Sor-Hoon Tan

Opis

The theories and methods used to study world religions and cultures continue to be rooted in Western philosophies. The Bloomsbury Handbook to Indian Philosophical Theories of Religion challenges the reliance on Western approaches and shows how innovative ideas from the major Indian traditions can enrich understandings of religion and the social sciences.Divided into three core parts - Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism each chapter takes a key Indic philosophical idea, like Jain Theory or Samkhya Philosophy, and applies it to areas including religion, anthropology and psychology. By drawing on non-western views, such as seeing reality as a world within one self and outside a flow with nothing permanent, this volume opens up new directions of study. Bringing together respected scholars in the field and featuring in-depth analysis and comprehensive bibliographies, it is the first research resource to illustrate how Asian traditions can contribute theoretically and methodologically to religion. For scholars in Asian philosophy, religious studies and the social sciences, The Bloomsbury Handbook to Indian Philosophical Theories of Religion provides new ways of understanding world religions and philosophies."

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: Epistemological Encounters: East and West 1. Cross-culture Epistemology 2. Sanskrit Epistemological Terms 3. Indian Psychology for Social Sciences 4. Hindu Approach to Religion Study 5. Asian Approaches to Anthropology Part II: Indic Theories for Religion and Anthropology 6. Samkhya Philosophy as a Theory and Method 7. Non-Dual Philosophy as a Theory and Method 8. Jain Theory for Religion Study Part III: Buddhist Theories for Religion and Anthropology 9. Theravada Buddhism for Social Sciences 10. Vajrayana Buddhism for Social Sciences 11. Mahayana Buddhism for Social Sciences Conclusion Index