Science and religion around the world
by Brooke, John Hedley Numbers, Ronald L.
Title Statements
- Full title :Science and religion around the world / edited by John Hedley Brooke and Ronald L. Numbers
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2011
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011
Notes
Because the claim of universalism is associated with Western science, it is often taken for granted that, when exported, scientific knowledge simply diffuses unchanged into other regions. But what really happens when the science of one culture encounters that of another or becomes enmeshed in a different set of values? All too often scholars of science and religion have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, mentioning Jews and Muslims only in passing. At a time when religious ignorance and misunderstanding have lethal consequences, such provincialism must be avoided. The wide range of possibilities in the study of science and religion makes it particularly desirable to look at both fields not parochially but around the world, and the goal of this book is to expand the knowledge of science and religion beyond its largely Christian base to include not only the other Abrahamic faiths but the indigenous traditions of Africa and Asia.
The Physical Object
- Description:xv, 316 s. ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780195328196, 0195328191, 9780195328202, 0195328205
- oclc:ocn769072174
- LC Classification:BL240.3
- Dewey Decimal:201 .65
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION; 1. Early Judaism; NOAH EFRON; 2. Modern Judaism; GEOFFREY CANTOR; 3. Early Christianity; PETER HARRISON AND DAVID C. LINDBERG; 4. Modern Christianity; JOHN HEDLEY BROOKE; 5. Early Islam; AHMAD S. DALLAL; 6. Modern Islam; EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU; 7. Early Chinese Religions; MARK CSIKSZENTMIHALTI; 8. Indic Religions; B.V. SUBBARAYAPPA; 9. Buddhism; DONALD S. LOPEZ, JR; 10. African Religions; STEVEN FEIERMAN AND JOHN M. JANZEN; 11. Unbelief; BERNARD LIGHTMAN; 12. Which Science? Whose Religion?; DAVID N. LIVINGSTONE; A GUIDE TO FURTHER READING
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