CiNii Books - The critical analysis of religious diversity

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- Kühle, Lene
- Hoverd, William
- Borup, Jørn

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The critical analysis of religious diversity

edited by Lene Kühle, William Hoverd, Jørn Borup

（International studies in religion and society, v. 32）

Brill, c2018

: hardback

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Doshisha University Library (Imadegawa)

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawing on international and thematic case studies, The Critical Analysis of Religious Diversity asks its readers to pay attention to the assumptions and processes by which scholars, religious practitioners and states construct religious diversity. The study has three foci: theoretical and methodological issues; religious diversity in non-Western contexts; and religious diversity in social contexts. Together, these trans-contextual studies are utilised to develop a critical analysis exploring how agency, power and language construct understandings of religious diversity. As a result, the book argues that reflexive scholarship needs to consider that the dynamics of diversification and homogenisation are fundamental to understanding social and religious life, that religious diversity is a Western concept, and that definitions of 'religious diversity' are often entangled by and within dynamic empirical realities.

Table of Contents

Foreword Tim Jensen Acknowledgements Author Biographies Introduction: The Critical Analysis of Religious Diversity Lene Kuhle and William Hoverd Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Issues Introduction to Part 1 1 Religious Diversity, Institutionalized Religion, and Religion That is Not Religion Peter Beyer 2 Counting and Mapping Religious Diversity: Methodological Challenges, Unintended Consequences, and Political Implications Mar Griera 3 Constructing and Deconstructing Religious Diversity: The Measurement of Religious Affiliation in Denmark and New Zealand William Hoverd and Lene Kuhle 4 Globally Modern - Dynamically Diverse: How Global Modernity Engenders Dynamic Diversity Andrew Dawson Part 2: Religious Diversity in Non-modern and Non-western Contexts Introduction to Part 2 5 Religious Diversity and Discourses of Toleration in Classical Antiquity Mar Marcos 6 Managing and Negotiating Asian Religious Unities and Diversities Jorn Borup 7 A Harmonious Plurality of 'Religious' Expressions: Theories and Case Studies from the Chinese Practice of (Religious) Diversity Stefania Travagnin Part 3: Religious Diversity in Societal Contexts Introduction to Part 3 8 Constructing and Representing the New Religious Diversity with Old Classifications: 'World Religions' as an Excluding Category in Interreligious Dialogue in Switzerland Martin Baumann and Andreas Tunger-Zanetti 9 He Said, We Said: Religion in the York University Controversy of 2013-2014 Paul Bramadat 10 Interfaith Youth in Australia: A Critical Reflection on Religious Diversity, Literacy, and Identity Anna Halafoff 11 Religious Diversity and the News: Critical Issues in the Study of Religion and Media Henrik Reintoft Christensen 12 Law and Religious Diversity: How South African Courts Distinguish Religion, Witchcraft and Culture Marian Burchardt Conclusion: The Problems of Religious Diversity Lene Kuhle Index

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