Exploring Methods and Positions

Exploring Methods and Positions

by Pye, Michael

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These previously scattered texts by Michael Pye are landmarks in the development of the study of religions, presented here as an international enterprise with roots in both European and East Asian culture. This first volume comprises fundamental papers on method and theory, while the second volume uses case studies to explore a number of themes such as tradition, innovation, and syncretism. Wider themes such as civil identity, dialogue, and religious education illustrate the general relevance o…

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These previously scattered texts by Michael Pye are landmarks in the development of the study of religions, presented here as an international enterprise with roots in both European and East Asian culture. This first volume comprises fundamental papers on method and theory, while the second volume uses case studies to explore a number of themes such as tradition, innovation, and syncretism. Wider themes such as civil identity, dialogue, and religious education illustrate the general relevance of the study of religions. The seven sections spanning both volumes are well designed for use in semin.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):De Gruyter
  • Place of Publication:Boston
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (340 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1614512493, 9781614512493
  • oclc:ocn952776540
  • LC Classification:BL41 .P94 2013
  • Dewey Decimal:200.71

Table of Contents

Preface; Editorial Note; General Introduction; Part One Methodological Strategies; 1.1 Introduction to Part One; 1.2 Methodological Integration in the Study of Religions; 1.3 Field and Theory in the Study of Religions; 1.4 Philology, Fieldwork and Ephemera in the Study of Japanese Religions; 1.5 Participation, Observation and Reflection: An Endless Method; 1.6 Getting into Trouble with the Believers: Intimacy and Distance in the Study of Religions; Part Two East Asian Starting Points; 2.1 Introduction to Part Two; 2.2 An Asian Starting Point for the Study of Religions.

2.3 Tominaga Nakamoto and Religious Pluralism2.4 Three Teachings (Sānjiào) Theory and Modern Reflection on Religion; 2.5 Modern Japan and the Science of Religions; Part Three Structures and Strategies; 3.1 Introduction to Part Three; 3.2 Studies of Religion in Europe: Structures and Desiderata; 3.3 Intercultural Strategies and the International Association for the History of Religions; 3.4 Memories of the Future: Looking Back and Looking Forward in the History of Religions; 3.5 Political Correctness in the Study of Religions: Is the Cold War Really Over?

3.6 Difference and Coherence in the World-wide Study of Reli…

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Subjects

Religion -- Case studies. -- Study and … Religion -- Methodology

Writers

Pye, Michael

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