Studying religion: an introduction through cases
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
xiii
Chapter
1
Thinking about Being a Student of Religion
1
I
.
I INSIDER S AND OUTSIDER S PERSPECTIVES I
1.2
QUALITIES WORTH HAVING
4
Openness
4
Honesty
4
Critical Intelligence
5
Careful Observing, Reading, and Listening
7
Critical Tolerance
8
1.3
WHY STUDY RELIGION?
10
REVIEW QUESTIONS
12
Explorations 1
2
Suggestions for Further Reading 1
3
Internet Resources 1
3
Chapter
2
On Defining and Studying Religion
14
2.
1 MARKS OF A GOOD DEFINITION 1
4
Usefulness
14
Precision 1
5
Freedom from Bias 1
8
2.2
TWO DEFINITIONS
21
2.3
IS SECULAR HUMANISM A RELIGION?
22
2.4
A SIMPLE MAP OF THE FIELD
24
2.5
GOALS AND METHODS
28
Description
28
Interpretation
30
Explanation
ЗІ
Evaluation
32
2.6
FIELDWORK
33
2.7
A CONTROVERSY
35
REVIEW QUESTIONS
35
VII
Explorations
36
Suggestions
for Further Reading
36
Internet Resources
37
Chapter
3
Sacred
Power
38
3.
1 TWO CASE STUDIES
38
Dao (Tao)
38
Anselm
on
God
4
1
3.2
COMPARISON
43
3.3
FORMS OF SACRED POWER
45
Spirits, Ancestors, and Totems
46
Goddesses and Gods
47
Monotheism and Deism
49
Dualism Divine
5
1
Pantheism and Monism
52
3.4
AGNOSTICISM AND ATHEISM
54
REVIEW QUESTIONS
55
RESEARCH CASE—GANESHA
56
Questions on the Case of Ganesha
58
Suggestions for Further Reading
58
Internet Resources
59
Chapter
4
Myth as Sacred Story
60
4.1
TWO CASE STUDIES
61
Enuma elish
6
1
Moses
63
4.2
COMPARISON
67
4.3
TYPES AND FUNCTIONS
68
4.4
THEORIES OF MYTH
71
4.5
MYTH AND SCIENCE
74
REVIEW QUESTIONS
78
RESEARCH CASE—THE PRIMAL MAN
78
Questions on the Case of the Primal Man
80
Suggestions for Further Reading
80
Internet Resources
8
1
Chapter
5
Ritual as Sacred Action
82
5.1
TWO CASE STUDIES
83
Akitu Festival
83
VIII
CONTENTS
Her Alone They Sing Over (Ishna
Ta
Aw¡ Cha
Lowan)
87
5.2
COMPARISON
92
5.3
TYPES AND FUNCTIONS
93
5.4
SACRIFICE AND VIOLENCE
94
5.5
MYTH AND RITUAL
97
REVIEW QUESTIONS
98
RESEARCH CASE—SEDER
98
Questions on the Case of the Seder 1
0
1
Suggestions for Further Reading 1
02
Internet Resources
102
Chapter
6
Sacred Space and Time
103
6.1
TWO CASE STUDIES
105
Mount Kilimanjaro
105
The Dreamtime 1
08
6.2
COMPARISON
110
6.3
FEATURES OF SACRED SPACE AND TIME I 1
2
6.4
GLIMPSING THE SACRED
115
Architecture I
16
Music 1
20
REVIEW QUESTIONS
121
RESEARCH CASE—THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. ANDREW 1
2
1
Questions on the Case of the Cathedral of St. Andrew 1
25
Suggestions for Further Reading 1
26
Internet Resources 1
26
Chapter
7
Experiencing the Sacred
127
7.1
TWO CASE STUDIES
129
Muhammad
129
The Buddha 1
33
7.2
COMPARISON 1
38
7.3
DEBATES ABOUT THE NATURE OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES 1
40
7.4
SHAMANIC ECSTASY
143
7.5
MYSTICAL TECHNIQUES AND STATES 1
44
Typologies of Mystical Experiences 1
44
Mystical Experience: Pure or Culturally Conditioned?
145
Mystical Techniques
146
7.6
PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES
148
CONTENTS IX
REVIEW
QUESTIONS
152
RESEARCH
CASE—ST. TERESA OF
AVILA
1
52
Questions on the Case of St. Teresa of
Avila
1
56
Suggestions for Further Reading 1
57
Internet Resources 1
58
Chapter
8
Explaining Evil
159
8.
1 TWO CASE STUDIES 1
62
Karma 1
62
The
Mandi
164
8.2
COMPARISON 1
66
8.3
TYPES OF THEODICIES 1
67
Karma Theodicies 1
67
Eschatological Theodicies 1
69
Theodicies of Participation 1
7
1
Dualistic
Theodicies 1
73
8.4
THE THEOLOGICAL PROBLEM OF EVIL
174
8.5
HOW THEODICIES WORK 1
79
REVIEW QUESTIONS
181
RESEARCH CASE—MANICHAEISM
182
Questions on the Case of Manichaeism 1
83
Suggestions for Further Reading 1
84
Internet Resources 1
85
Chapter
9
Religion and Morality
186
9.
1 TWO CASE STUDIES 1
88
Divine Command Theory 1
88
Confucian Virtue 1
9
1
9.2
COMPARISON 1
95
9.3
IDENTIFYING AND LEGITIMATING MORAL NORMS
197
9.4
WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF A RELIGIOUS MORALITY?
199
Retribution
20
1
Overcoming Moral Failure
202
REVIEW QUESTIONS
203
RESEARCH CASE—JAIN NONVIOLENCE
203
Questions on the Case of Jain Nonviolence
208
Suggestions for Further Reading
208
Internet Resources
209
CONTENTS
Chapter
10
Religion and Politics
210
1
0.1
TWO CASE STUDIES
212
Inside the Mind of a Religious Terrorist
2
1
2
Separation of Church and State
2
1
7
10.2
COMPARISON
222
10.3
PATTERNS OF POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
224
Just War and Holy War
226
Civil Religion
227
Theocracy
229
REVIEW QUESTIONS
233
RESEARCH CASE—THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
COMMISSION
234
Questions on the Case of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
238
Suggestions for Further Reading
238
Internet Resources
239
Chapter
11
Organizing the Sacred
240
11.1
TWO CASE STUDIES
242
Tibetan Buddhism
242
Jonestown
246
I
1.2
COMPARISON
252
I
1.3
THE DILEMMAS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION
257
11.4
TYPES OF AUTHORITY
259
11.5
SCRIPTURE
261
I
1.6
GENDER
264
REVIEW QUESTIONS
268
RESEARCH CASE—SHINTO
268
Questions on the Case of Shinto
274
Suggestions for Further Reading
274
Internet Resources
275
Chapter
12
Human Existence and Destiny
27Ó
12.1
TWO CASE STUDIES
279
Sikhism
279
Christianity
282
12.2
COMPARISON
287
1
2.3
RELIGIONS OF SALVATION AND SOCIETY
288
12.4
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
291
CONTENTS XI
REVIEW
QUESTIONS
295
RESEARCH
CASE—ZEN BUDDHISM
296
Questions on the Case of Zen Buddhism
298
Suggestions for Further Reading
298
Internet Resources
299
Chapter
13
Religious Diversity and Truth
300
13.1
WHY CANT WE ALL GET ALONG?
301
I
3.2
EXCLUSIVISM, INCLUSIVISM,
AND PLURALISM
303
Exclusivism
303
Indusivism
306
Pluralism
308
1
3.3
CAN WE DETERMINE RELIGIOUS TRUTH?
ЗІ І
Language Games
3
1
4
13.4
CRITICAL TOLERANCE AND THE PRINCIPLE OF CHARITY
314
The Blind People and the Elephant
3
1
5
The Elephant Principle
3
1
6
REVIEW QUESTIONS
317
RESEARCH CASE—BAHA I
3
1
7
Questions on the Case of Baha i
323
Suggestions for Further Reading
324
Internet Resources
325
Notes N-l
Glossary G-l
Credits C-l
Index
1-І
XII
CONTENTS
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