Overview
- Introduces Indian philosophical tradition into the contemporary debate in Western philosophy involving experts like Davidson and Quine
- Examines the idea of community, location, and cultural specificity as the basis of an unavoidable element in the understanding of all religions
- Outlines ethics associated with polytheism in mainstream secular ethics
- Presents tribal religions along with other more familiar religions
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Religion as Belief and as Identity
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Religious Diversity: Epistemic and Ethical Pluralism
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The Plurality of Religion: Indian Philosophical Perspectives (Classical and Contemporary)
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Religious Diversity and the Tribes of North-East India
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About this book
This book combines the mainstream liberal arguments for religious tolerance with arguments from religious traditions in India to offer insights into appropriate attitudes toward religious ‘others’ from the perspective of the devout. The respective chapters address the relationship between religions from a comparative perspective, helping readers understand the meaning of religion and the opportunities for interreligious dialogue in the works of contemporary Indian philosophers such as Gandhi and Ramakrishna Paramhansa. It also examines various religious traditions from a philosophical viewpoint in order to reassess religious discussions on how to respond to differing and different religious others. Given its comprehensive coverage, the book is of interest to scholars working in the areas of anthropology, philosophy, cultural and religious diversity, and history of religion.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Abhishek Kumar holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Delhi. He was awarded a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. He has taught philosophy in temporary capacities in various University ofDelhi colleges and now holds a Guest Lectureship at Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University. His main areas of interest are social and political philosophy and ethics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Re-thinking Religious Pluralism
Book Subtitle: Moving Beyond Liberal Tolerance
Editors: Bindu Puri, Abhishek Kumar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9540-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9539-4Published: 17 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9542-4Published: 18 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-9540-0Published: 16 December 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 177
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Classical Philosophy, Comparative Religion