In this Book
- Religious Studies and Comparative Methodology: The Case for Reciprocal Illumination
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
Comparison is at the heart of religious studies as a discipline and foundational to the field’s methodology. In this book, Arvind Sharma introduces the term “reciprocal illumination” to describe the mutual enlightenment that can occur when a comparison is made between one tradition and another, one method and another, or between a tradition and a method. Developing the concept of reciprocal illumination through historical, phenomenological, and psychological methods, Sharma demonstrates how to use comparison, while avoiding the pitfall of treating it as merely raw material for higher order generalizations.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. ix-x
- 12. Reciprocal Illumination among Traditions
- pp. 135-147
- 15. Reciprocal Illumination within a Method
- pp. 183-185
- 18. The Psychology of Religion and Buddhism
- pp. 197-211
- 19. The Psychology of Religion and Hinduism
- pp. 213-227
- 20. The Sociology of Religion and Hinduism
- pp. 229-239
- Conclusion
- pp. 247-254
- Author Index
- pp. 299-300
- Subject Index
- pp. 301-314
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791483251
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
62734663
Pages
324
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No