The social dimension of Shin Buddhism /
:
Shin Buddhism (Jōdo Shinshū), although weakened in many ways by secularization, continues to be a stable presence in Japanese society, as is emblematically shown by the very symmetrical position of the Nishi (Honganji-ha) and the Higashi Honganji (Ōtani-ha) head temples in the center of Kyōto, and by the recent projects for their renovation. This book addresses the need for more academic research on Shin Buddhism, and is specifically directed at describing and analyzing distinctive social aspects of this religious tradition in historical and contemporary perspective. The contributions collected here cover a wide range of issues, including the intersection between Shin Buddhism and fields as diverse as politics, education, social movements, economy, culture and the media, social ethics, gender, and globalization.
:
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004193796 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
A new kind of containment : "the war on terror," race, and sexuality /
:
This book addresses "containment" as it relates to interlocking discourses around the "War on Terror" as a global effort and its link to race and sexuality within the United States. The project emerged from the recognition that the events of 11 September 2001, prompted new efforts at containment with both domestic and international implications.
:
1 online resource (xii, 205 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-183) and index. :
9789042029194 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
"All' Ihre Briefe sind an Ort und Stelle" : Schreiben, Sammeln, Überliefern - Rahel Varnhagen und die Varnhagensammlung /
:
Über 250 Jahre nach ihrer Geburt fasziniert Rahel Varnhagen von Ense, geb. Levin, als Jüdin, Aufklärerin, Frühdemokratin, scharfsinnige Intellektuelle, bewunderte Salonnière, Selbstdenkerin und Wegbereiterin der Emanzipation. Ihr Werk bleibt eine Herausforderung und regt stets zu Neudeutungen und Reinterpretation an. Der vorliegende Band widmet sich dieser Faszination. Von Editorik, Textkritik und -analyse über die Erschließung historischer und lebensweltlicher Inhalte bis hin zur vergleichenden Interpretation bekannter Narrative und der Kontextualisierung sowie Dekontextualisierung der Texte im Umfeld der Varnhagensammlung - renommierte Forscherinnen und Forscher beleuchten ungelöste Fragen und stellen neue Kernthemen zu Rahel Varnhagen von Ense in den Fokus.
:
1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9783846769782
Promoting a New Kind of Education: Greek and Roman Philosophical Protreptic /
:
Authors of Greek and Roman philosophical protreptics imitate a kind of exhortation initially associated with Socrates, creating a thread of typically protreptic intertextuality that classifies protreptic as a genre of philosophical literature. Tracing this intertextuality from the Socratic authors to Boethius, the book shows how Greek and Roman protreptics define philosophy as a revisionary form of education, articulate the ultimate goals of this education, and associate their authors and audiences with philosophy as a new discursive practice and a new way of living. These texts constitute the first chapter in the history of educational revision and thus offer thoughts that continue to inform every debate on educational goals.
:
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004467248
9789004467231