"Heathen in His Blindness": Asia, the West and the Dynamic of Religion (Numen Books: Studies in the History of Religions) (Hardback)
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Short Description for "Heathen in His Blindness" Considers why non-western cultures and religions differ from the descriptions prevalent in the West. The text also analyzes the Roman "religio", the construction of "religions" in India, and the nature of cultural differences.
Full description- Publisher: Brill
- Published: 01 January 1994
- Format: Hardback 575 pages
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- Categories: Professional Interior Design | Philosophy Of Religion | Comparative Religion | History Of Religion
- ISBN 13: 9789004099432 ISBN 10: 9004099433
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Full description for "Heathen in His Blindness"
Today, most intellectuals agree that: a) Christianity has profoundly influenced western culture; b) members from different cultures experience many aspects of the world differently; c) the empirical and theoretical study of both culture and religion emerged within the West. This study argues that these truisms have implications for the conceptualization of religion and culture. More specifically, the thesis is that non-western cultures and religions differ from the descriptions prevalent in the West. The author proposes analyses of religion, the Roman "religio", the construction of "religions" in India, and the nature of cultural differences. Religion is important to the West because the constitution and the identity of western culture is tied to the dynamic of Christianity as a religion.
