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Peter Lang AG El viajero ausente: Jurisprudencia y cultura
Book SynopsisEste libro presenta un estudio global de la peregrinación islámica delegada (al-?ayy bi-l-niyaba) a la ciudad santa de La Meca, entre los ss. XI y XVI. Esta modalidad de peregrinación es conocida a través de certificados que fueron emitidos a peregrinos contratados para realizar los rituales requeridos en nombre de segundas personas. La investigación aquí realizada identifica el origen legal de la delegación en la jurisprudencia islámica sobre la herencia, y suma a este estudio el análisis de varios ejemplares acreditativos de la visita (ziyara) a la tumba del profeta en Medina, no documentados hasta el momento en el contexto islámico medieval. Esta contribución tiene por objeto arrojar luz sobre la cultura material de la peregrinación islámica, analizando las particularidades materiales, textuales e iconográficas de estos documentos desde una perspectiva diacrónica.
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Peter Lang AG Traditionsbegruendung und -fortschreibung durch
Book SynopsisRechtsprinzipien (qawa?id fiqhiya) genießen im zeitgenössischen Rechtsdiskurs eine bemerkenswerte Anerkennung und werden nicht selten zum Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten gemacht. Nicht zuletzt finden sie auch zur Begründung und Generierung von Rechtsnormen respektive Rechtsauskünften häufig Verwendung. Doch welche normativ-juristischen Funktionen erfüllten Rechtsprinzipien im klassischen Kontext, in dem sie ihren Sitz im Leben hatten? Schrieb man ihnen etwa eine normstiftende Bedeutung zu? Der vorliegende Band arbeitet durch eine qualitative Inhaltsanalyse der Texte des osmanischen Gelehrten Abu Sa?id al-?adimi (gest. 1176/1762) die Verwendungsanlässe der Rechtsprinzipien heraus und beantwortet die soeben gestellten Fragen am Beispiel von al-?adimi, einem der bekanntesten und einflussreichsten osmanischen Gelehrten des 18. Jahrhunderts. Zwar lebte dieser in der postklassischen Phase, hielt jedoch an der klassischen Rechtstradition fest. Die Tatsache, dass al-?adimi am Vorabend der Moderne dynamisierende Elemente des Rechts hervorhob und hierbei den Rechtsprinzipien eine entscheidende Bedeutung beimaß, ließ ihn das klassisch-islamische Recht (fiqh) traditionskonform fortschreiben und sich als Schlüsselfigur seiner Disziplin erweisen.
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Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Kanonisierung Und Kanonbildung in Der Asiatischen
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Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Die Relationalitat Des Subjektes Im Kontext Der
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V&R unipress GmbH Asian Folk Religion and Cultural Interaction
Book SynopsisRediscovery of Chinese lost gods
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Universitymedia Schopenhauer's Compass. An Introduction to Schopenhauer's Philosophy and its Origins
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Verlag Peter Lang Noch Eine Chance Fuer Die
Book SynopsisDie Grundfragen der Religionsphänomenologie sind nicht erledigt. Klassifizieren und Vergleichen gehören nach wie vor zu den elementaren Aufgaben der Religionswissenschaft. Die Bestimmung des Gegenstandes Religion in unterschiedlichen kulturellen und historischen Kontexten ist unabdingbar; die reflektierte und unverstellte Wahrnehmung fremder religiöser Äusserungen ist eine zentrale Aufgabe religionswissenschaftlichen Fragens. Der vorliegende Band diskutiert die Rolle der Religionsphänomenologie in der Gegenwart. Dazu werden zahlreiche Stimmen aus Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten versammelt, die eine spannende Auseinandersetzung mit unterschiedlichen Meinungen, Richtungen und Auswertungen ergeben.
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Manjul Publishing House Pvt Ltd 1325 Buddhist Ways to be Happy
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Editorial Kairos El Libro Tibetano de Los Muertos
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Obelisco Karma. Que Es, Que No Es, Por Que Es Importante
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Editorial Kairos Los Sufis
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Gregorian & Biblical Press Religioni in Asia: Uno Sguardo Contestuale
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Brill Communicating with the Gods: Spirit-Writing in
Book SynopsisFew religious innovations have shaped Chinese history like the emergence of spirit-writing during the Song dynasty. From a divinatory technique it evolved into a complex ritual practice used to transmit messages and revelations from the Gods. This resulted in the production of countless religious scriptures that now form an essential corpus, widely venerated and recited to this day, that is still largely untapped by research. Using historical and ethnographic approaches, this volume for the first time offers a comprehensive overview of the history of spirit-writing, examining its evolution over a millennium, the practices and technologies used, and the communities involved.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures and Tables Note on Formal Conventions Dynastic Table 1 Introduction to the Volume Matthias Schumann and Elena Valussi Part 1 Overview Papers 2 Making the Gods Write: A Short History of Spirit-Written Revelations in China, 1000–1400 Vincent Goossaert 3 Spirit-Writing Practices from the Song to Ming Periods and Their Relation to Politics and Religion Wang Chien-chuan 王 見川 4 Women, Goddesses, and Gender Affinity in Spirit-Writing Elena Valussi Part 2 Changing Techniques and Practices 5 Terminology and Typology of Spirit-Writing in Early Modern China: A Preliminary Study Hu Jiechen 6 The Transcendent of the Plate The Lingji zhimi 靈乩指迷 (Instructions on the numinous stylus) and the Reform of Spirit-Writing Techniques during the First Half of the Twentieth Century Fan Chun-wu 范 純武 Part 3 Spirit-Writing and the Literati Elites in Late Imperial China 7 Instantiating the Genealogy of the Way: Spirit-Writing in the Construction of Peng Dingqiu’s Confucian Pantheon Daniel Burton-Rose 8 A Credulous Skeptic: Ji Yun on the Mantic Arts and Spirit-Writing Michael Lackner 9 The Liu-Han Altar: Between a Literati Spirit-Writing Altar and Popular Religion Zhu Mingchuan 朱 明川 Part 4 Spirit-Writing and Redemptive Societies 10 “Protecting the Dao and Transmitting the Classics” The New Religion to Save the World and the Confucian Dimension of Spirit-Writing in Republican China Matthias Schumann 11 Spirit-Writing and the Daoyuan’s Gendered Teachings Xia Shi 12 The Phoenix Perches in the Land of the Kami: Spirit-Writing from Yiguandao to Tendō Nikolas Broy Part 5 Local Communities and Transregional Networks 13 The Nineteenth Century Spirit-Writing Movement and the Transformation of Local Religion in Western Guangdong Ichiko Shiga 14 The Rise of Spirit-Writing Cults in Chaozhou: Reassessing the Role of Charitable Halls Li Guoping 李 國平 15 Spirit-Writing Altars in Contemporary Hong Kong: A Case Study of Fei Ngan Tung Buddhism and Daoism Society Luo Dan 羅 丹 16 A Motley Phoenix? On the Diversity of Spirit-Writing Temples and Their Practices in Puli, Taiwan Paul R. Katz Index
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Peeters Publishers Four Hundred Years Union of Brest (1596-1996): A
Book SynopsisThis volume contains the acts of the international congress on the Union of Brest which was held at Hernan Castle, the Netherlands, in March 1996. Most articles deal with historical aspects of the Union of Brest, adn the others with the current situation of the Union and ecumenical aspects. The contributors ara Sophia Senyk, Borys Gudziak, Francis Thomson, William Veder, Arno Langeler, Alexey Yudin, Michael Hrynchyshyn, Johan Meijer, Serge Keleher, Georgi Zyablitsev, Bert Groen and Anton Houtepen.
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Peeters Publishers Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Europe
Book SynopsisThis volume contains selected papers presented at a conference on Orthodox Christianity and its contemporary European setting. The conference was held in England, at the University of Leeds, in June 2001 and drew together historians, theologians, philosophers, specialists in theological education and political scientists. Countries with an Orthodox Christian history were well represented, as well as Orthodoxy in the diaspora and other Christian confessions by representatives from Western Europe and the United States and Canada. The coherence of Orthodox Christianity and contemporary threats to its coherence formed one main strand for reflection, but discussion also broadened out to consider the nature of religious tradition as such. Part I of the collection brings together papers on such matters as identity, nationalism, globalization, human rights discourse, ecumenical dialogue and competing interpretations of what it means to be A"EuropeanA". Part II focuses on Orthodox Christianity in Russia and Part III on the traditionally Orthodox countries of Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. The present collection is meant as a contribution to further reflection on Orthodox identity, and relationship between Christianity and culture in Europe at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
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Peeters Publishers Orthodox Christianity and Human Rights
Book SynopsisOrthodox theology and the Orthodox Churches had, and continue to have an ambiguous relationship towards the concept of Human Rights: principal approval often stands alongside serious criticism. This is especially true for those Orthodox Churches which have their centre in a country of the former Soviet sphere. On the one hand, especially since the fall of Communism they enjoy religious freedom that forms a central element within the framework of Human Rights. On the other hand, the transformation process of the 1990s and the challenge of pluralism and globalization have all confronted them with aspects of freedom that could not but affect their stance towards the Human Rights concept in general. This also means, that doubts and reservations related to this concept came to the fore again, which had yet existed already decades before. These reservations focused on such issues as Church and secular society, Church and state, furthermore on the understanding of central terms such as "freedom", "dignity", "rights" - central also for an Orthodox anthropology, that needs to be reconciled with the partly differing approaches behind the Human Rights concept.The chapters of this volume try and explore as much the philosophical and theological as the social, historical and practical aspects of this complex relationship. Based either on the discussion of differing theological concepts, or on empirical and concrete case studies respectively, they clearly show the tensions and fractures that do exist. On the other hand, in this way they also hint at possibilities to overcome these tensions, to continue a dialogue that already has begun, and to avoid the numerous misunderstandings between East and West which currently tend to form a hindrance to this dialogue at various points.
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Peeters Publishers The Second Vatican Council Diaries of Met. Maxim
Book SynopsisThe Second Vatican Council diaries of the late Met. Maxim Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R., provide a captivating glimpse into the public and behind-the-scenes work of this Council Father. Hermaniuk was a graduate of the Catholic University of Louvain, and taught for a number of years in Belgium in the study houses of the Redemptorist order before being named the first Metropolitan of the Ukrainian (Eastern) Catholics in Canada. Hermaniuk was by far the most active of all the Ukrainian Catholic bishops at the Council. Much of his work was carried out through his membership in the Preconciliar Theological Commission and in the influential Secretariat for Christian Unity. Hermaniuk's activities centred on his proposal to establish an Apostolic College, as well as his call to nullify the anathemas of 1054 between the East and West. He was a strong advocate of ecumenical dialogue with other Christians, particularly with the Eastern Orthodox churches. His work also included the promotion of dialogue with other faiths. In reference to the Ukrainian Catholic Church, which was at the time severely persecuted in the Soviet Union, one sees his affirmations of the particularity and dignity of his Church, his promotion of religious liberty, and his condemnations of religious and political oppression. These diaries also reveal how the Ukrainian Catholic bishops responded to the pastoral needs of their faithful - in liturgy, catechesis, education, mission and ecclesial governance - and the call to renewal made by the Council. Finally, the diaries are unique since they are one of the very few accounts of the Council by an Eastern Catholic Council Father.
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Peeters Publishers Islam in Armenian Literary Culture: Texts,
Book SynopsisThe Armenians’ perspectives on and perceptions of Islam are some of the earliest and integral parts of Near Eastern interactive history, yet the subject remains in virtual obscurity. A novel and extensive study, Islam in Armenian Literary Culture. Texts, Context, Dynamics is a maiden voyage into this unchartered territory and an overdue task in regional, Armenian and Interfaith studies. In view of the broad temporal and thematic peripheries, multiple aspects and complicated problematics, primarily Armenian texts – such as hitherto unknown manuscripts and/or indirectly familiar literature – are given high priority and cited. They are analyzed in their social, cultural and political contexts in dynamic processes. For greater clarity and ease of navigation, the book is organized around three main themes: the “Armenian Mahmet”, the “Armenian Ghurans”, and the “Armenian Pax Islamica”, from the seventh to the twenty-first centuries. These are also arguments, tools of analysis and major chapters in the book.
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Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd Portraits of Devotion: Popular Manorath Paintings
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Amsterdam University Press Buddhist Revitalization and Chinese Religions in
Book SynopsisBuddhist Revitalization and Chinese Religions in Malaysia tells the story of how a minority community comes to grips with the challenges of modernity, history, globalization, and cultural assertion in an ever-changing Malaysia. It captures the religious connection, transformation, and tension within a complex traditional belief system in a multi-religious society. In particular, the book revolves around a discussion on the religious revitalization of Chinese Buddhism in modern Malaysia. This Buddhist revitalization movement is intertwined with various forces, such as colonialism, religious transnationalism, and global capitalism. Reformist Buddhists have helped to remake Malaysia’s urban-dwelling Chinese community and have provided an exit option in the Malay and Muslim majority nation state. As Malaysia modernizes, there have been increasing efforts by certain segments of the country’s ethnic Chinese Buddhist population to separate Buddhism from popular Chinese religions. Nevertheless, these reformist groups face counterforces from traditional Chinese religionists within the context of the cultural complexity of the Chinese belief system.Trade Review"Tan Lee Ooi’s Buddhist Revitalization and Chinese Religions in Malaysia provides a corrective to the study of Buddhism as it not only documents—historically and ethnographically—how Buddhist actors in Malaysia respond to modernity, but also how membership in different minority Buddhist traditions in Malaysia shapes ideas about religion and the state more widely. What also makes Tan’s study important to the field of Buddhist studies is the uniqueness of Malaysia as a country in which all three forms of Buddhism are quite vibrant and are equally responding to what it means to be a minority in a Malay-Muslim nation state."- Jeffrey Samuels, Review of Religion and Chinese Society 8 (2021)Table of ContentsList of Tables Abbreviations List of Chinese Characters Orthography Chapter 1 Introduction The Origins of Buddhist Revitalization Methodology Chapter Overviews Chapter 2 A Brief History of Buddhist Transnational Connections Theravada Buddhist Communities in Malaya Early Mahayana Buddhism in Malaya Pan-Asian Phenomena of Buddhist Modernism Summary Chapter 3 Reforming Chinese Buddhism through the Zheng Xin (Right Faith) Movement The Discourse of Zheng Xin Defending Zheng Xin Buddhism in Malaysia Buddhicizing the Hungry Ghost Festival The Role of the MBA The Buddhist Youth Movement and Zheng Xin Buddhism Summary Chapter 4 New Transnational Connections with Taiwan Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Merit Society Tzu Chi and Malaysian Buddhism Mass Participation Fo Guang Shan Fo Guang Shan and Malaysian Buddhism Differences between Tzu Chi and Fo Guang Shan Similarity of the Esthetics of Religious Space and Material Summary Chapter 5 Remaking Chinese Buddhists Chinese Community and Buddhism in Malaysia The Emergence of Second-Generation Religious Leaders: A Case of Venerable Chi Chern Cultural Reformation in Chinese Community The Experience of Fo Guang Shan's Celebration: Chinese New Year Lantern and Floral Festival Tzu Chi's Chinese New Year Relief The Declining Role of Chinese Associations Summary Chapter 6 Counterforces to Buddhist Revitalization Dreams about Father Case 2: A Battle between Chinese Religions and Buddhism at Kampung Baru Jenjarom Case 3: An Urban Miracle of the Talking Buddha Statues Multiple Counterforces to Buddhist Revitalization The Relaxation of Political Correctness in Zheng Xin Buddhism Summary Chapter 7 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index
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Amsterdam University Press The Biography of a God: Mahasu in the Himalayas
Book SynopsisMahasu is the joint name of four gods whose influence is widespread throughout the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Like other deities in the Western Himalayas, they are regarded as royal gods who rule over territories and people. This book traces changes in faith and practices surrounding the Mahasu brothers, and shows how the locals understand these changes by emphasizing the dominant role of humans in the decisions of the gods. The locals are also constantly testing the authenticity of the human mediumship. Thus, the book presents the claim that the gap between local conceptions of divinity and the perceptions of anthropologists regarding gods may be narrower than we think. The Biography of a God: Mahasu in the Himalayas is based on ethnographic research, resulting in an important contribution to the study of Indian village deities, Himalayan Hinduism, lived Hinduism, and the anthropology of religion.Table of ContentsTable of contents Notes on Transliteration Acknowledgment Meet Mahasu 1. Gods on the Road Getting into the Field The Devta Institution 2. A Stormy Biography Mahasu Appears Vs.1 Mahasu Appears Vs.2 The Gods They are a-Changin’ 3. The Four Brothers Personalities and Identities The Four Kings Mahasu as Shiva Gods Between Here and Everywhere 4. Local Traditions in Times of Change Local Rituals Fade, Gods Persevere From Carnivore to Vegetarian When Gods Settle Down The Agency of Mahasu 5. Communicating with Mahasu The God's Management Mediums Talking with Mahasu Testing Mediums Agency, Doubt, Mediation Index
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The Chinese University Press China: Modernization in the 1980's
Book SynopsisAn internationally recognized authority on Chinese history and a leading innovator in its telling, Cho-yun Hsu constructs an original portrait of Chinese culture. Unlike most historians, Hsu resists centering his narrative on China's political evolution, focusing instead on the country's cultural sphere and its encounters with successive waves of globalization. Beginning long before China's written history and extending through the twentieth century, Hsu follows the content and expansion of Chinese culture, describing the daily lives of commoners, their spiritual beliefs and practices, the changing character of their social and popular thought, and their advances in material culture and technology. In addition to listing the achievements of emperors, generals, ministers, and sages, Hsu builds detailed accounts of these events and their everyday implications. Dynastic change, the rise and fall of national ambitions, and the growth and decline of institutional systems take on new significance through Hsu's careful research, which captures the multiple strands that gave rise to China's pluralistic society. Paying particular attention to influential relationships occurring outside of Chinese cultural boundaries, he demonstrates the impact of foreign influences on Chinese culture and identity and identifies similarities between China's cultural developments and those of other nations.Trade ReviewAn important and original book on a permanently important topic by one of the world's leading historians of China. The writing is lucid, often elegant, and has been beautifully translated into English." —William C. Kirby, director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University"Nothing quite like this exists in the modern literature, and it is especially valuable for readers interested in world/global history." —James L. Watson, Harvard University"Hsu's book is unique in the field, and makes a distinct contribution above the many other grand narratives of Chinese history. Impeccably researched and consistently insightful, this is precisely the sort of book that every serious scholar of China should keep within arm's reach." —Thomas David DuBois, China Journal
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The Chinese University Press New Life for Old Ideas – Chinese Philosophy in
Book SynopsisMunro was more than an intellectual mentor. He has been an unfailing source of wisdom, inspiration, and support.Over five decades, Donald J. Munro has been one of the most important voices in sinological philosophy. His rapprochement with contemporary cognitive and evolutionary science helped bolster the insights of Chinese philosophers, and set the standard for similar explorations today. In this festschrift volume, students of Munro and scholars influenced by him celebrate Munro’s body of work in essays that extend his legacy, exploring their topics as varied as the ethics of Zhuangzi’s autotelicity, the teleology of nature in Zhu Xi, and family love in Confucianism and Christianity.Trade Review“Munro’s hallmark as a teacher was the absence of an official ideology and an open and welcoming tolerance to differences of opinion.” — Chad Hansen, Professor Emeritus, The University of Hong Kong
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Independently Published Unveiling Sikhism's Spirited Saga
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