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The Brill Dictionary of Religion describes and analyses the multi-faceted roles of religions, both historically and in contemporary societies. This well-illustrated, comprehensive reference work engages religion as an important element of daily life and public communication.
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' The unexpected strenght of religions in the world today requires a new kind of dictionary. The new Brill Dictionary of Religion answers that need. Instead of conveying religious subjects independent of their present significance it focuses on contemporary issues that affect religions and are affected by them; it dissects historical notions that feed the illusion of a timeless tradition (e.g. 'gnosticism'); it evaluates methods and theories in terms of their capacity to shed light on religions in our culture; it discloses the impact modernity has on what seems to be old. Labor migration, media, violence, law, bioethics: these and other contemporary phenomena are the new arenas of religions. Religions are entering the public realm; the Brill Dictionary of Religion accompanies the process and helps the user grasping it.' Prof. Hans G. Kippenberg, Max Weber Center, University of Erfurt *** ' Every time one consults the Brill Dictionary of Religion one is reminded, through texts and images, that religions are to be approached neither as self-contained entities, nor as the summation of doctrinal developments; that religion, rather than having to do with disembodied speculation or with purely private experiences, is part of the material fabric of everyday life; that the study of religion cannot be undertaken without engaging in constant reflexivity. Indeed, readers of this important reference work will be guided as much through the world of religious practices as through the current theoretical debates concerning what constitutes religion. Highly recommended for private and institutional libraries.' Gustavo Benavides, Villanova University.
About the Author
Kocku von Stuckrad (1966) is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is co-editor of the Numen Book Series (Brill) as well as the Religion and Society book series (Walter de Gruyter). His publications include an introduction to the study of religion (2003, with H.G. Kippenberg) and, most recently, Western Esotericism: A Brief History of Secret Knowledge (2005). Currently, he is working on methodological issues in the study of religion and the role of Western esotericism in early modern discourse.
The editors of the original German version are Christoph Auffart, Jutta Bernard, and Hubert Mohr
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- PublisherBrill
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 9004151001
- ISBN 13 9789004151000
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages2154
- EditorVon Stuckrad Kocku
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