Dynamics in the history of religions between Asia and Europe : encounters, notions, and comparative perspectives /

This first volume of the series "Dynamics in the History of Religions" reviews the opening conference of the \'Käte Hamburger Kolleg" at the Ruhr-University Bochum. The first section concentrates on the formation of what later come to be termed \'world religions\' throu...

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Corporate Author: Interdisciplinary Consortium for Research in the Humanities "Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe" Ruhr Universität Bochum)

Other Authors: Krech, Volkhard., Steinicke, Marion.

Format: Conference Proceeding eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: Dynamics in the History of Religions 1.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223301.

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Call Number: BL410 .I555 2008

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Chiara Giorgetti
  • Introduction /
  • Marion Steinicke
  • Dynamics in the History of Religions - Preliminary Considerations on Aspects of a Research Programme /
  • Volkhard Krech
  • The Formation of the Major Religious Traditions Through Inter-Religious Contact Dynamic Approaches to Antique Religions in the East and West. Beyond Centres and Boundaries /
  • Peter Wick
  • Religious Formations and Intercultural Contacts in Early China /
  • Victor H. Mair
  • A comment on Victor H. Mair's "Religious Formations and Intercultural Contacts in Early China" /
  • Heiner Roetz
  • Kings, Ascetics, and Brahmins: /
  • Patrick Olivelle
  • Did the Buddha Emerge from a Brahmanic Environment? The Early Buddhist Evaluation of "Noble Brahmins" and the "Ideological System" of Brahmanism /
  • Jens Schlieter
  • The History of Religions as a Subversive Discipline: /
  • Guy G. Stroumsa
  • Whirlpool Effects and Religious Studies. A Response to Guy G. Stroumsa /
  • Sarah Stroumsa
  • Contacts Between the Major Religious Traditions During Their Expansion Contacts between the Major Religious Traditions during their Expansion. An Introduction /
  • Nikolas Jaspert
  • The Jewish Reaction to the Islamic Conquests /
  • Michael Lecker
  • Christian Reactions to Muslim Conquests (1st-3rd Centuries AH; 7th-9th Centuries AD) /
  • Tolan John
  • Intercultural Encounter in the History of Political Thought Christian Wolff, Chŏng Yag-yong and Matteo Ricci /
  • Eun-jeung Lee
  • Jesuit Mission in Korean Studies. A Response to Eun-jeung Lee /
  • Michael Lackner
  • The Expansion of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia /
  • Stephen C. Berkwitz
  • Response: /
  • Sven Bretfeld
  • The Notion of Religion and Religious Semantics in a Cross-Cultural Perspective Religion to the Power of Three /
  • Lucian Hölscher
  • World Religions and the Theory of the Axial Age /
  • Jan Assmann
  • Chinese History and Writing about 'Religion(s)': /
  • Robert Ford Campany
  • A Response to Robert Ford Campany's "Chinese History and its Implications for Writing 'Religion(s)'" /
  • Russell T. McCutcheon
  • Terminology and Religious Identity: /
  • Tim H. Barrett and Francesca Tarocco
  • Canon and Identity in Indian Esoteric Buddhism as the Confluence of Cultures /
  • Ronald M. Davidson
  • The Christian Canon in a Comparative Perspective. A Response to Ronald M. Davidson /
  • Markus Zehnder
  • The Christian-Muslim Encounters on the Question of Jihad /
  • Muhammad Aslam Syed
  • Religion in the Age of Globalization Shrinking World, Expanding Religion? The Dynamics of Religious Interaction in the Times of Colonialism and Globalization /
  • Marion Eggert
  • On Resilience and Defiance of the Īlamtamil Resistance Movement in a Transnational Diaspora /
  • Peter Schalk
  • Observing Religion in a Globalized World: /
  • Peter Beyer
  • Religion in a Globalised World: /
  • Ian Reader
  • Religion, Secularization, and Sacralization /
  • José Casanova
  • Multi-media Performance Reflecting Religious Dynamics. /
  • Heinz Georg Held
  • Bibliography /
  • Volkhard Krech and Marion Steinicke
  • Index /
  • Volkhard Krech and Marion Steinicke.