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Figuring Religions

Name: Figuring Religions
Brand: State University of New York Press
SKU: 04795127
Price: 101.39 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Shubha Pathak
ISBN: 9781438445373

Shubha Pathak

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English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 04795127

Publishers State University of New York Press, January 2013

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Offers new ways of comparing features of the world's religions.

Figuring Religions offers new ways of comparing prominent features of the world's religions. Comparison has been at the heart of religious studies as a modern academic discipline, but comparison can be problematic. Scholars of religion have been faulted for ignoring or reinterpreting differences to create a universal paradigm. In reaction, many of today's scholars have placed chief emphasis on the differences between traditions. Seeking to reinvigorate comparison and avoid its excesses, contributors to this volume use theories of metaphor and metonymy from the fields of philosophy, linguistics, and anthropology to look at religious ideas, images, and activities. Traditions considered include Hinduism, ancient Greek religions, Judaism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam. By applying trope theories, contributors reveal elements of these religions in and across their cultural contexts.