Comparison and the Spectre of Perennialism: A Reply to Craig Martin
Craig Martin accuses me of repeating the mistakes of perennialism, perpetuating an irresponsible and covertly theological approach to research that rushes to identify dubious “similarities” in religious experience across culture and history. While it is true that I identify cross-cultural similariti...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 340-346 |
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Blum, Jason N. 1977-, Zen and the unspeakable god
/ Religious experience
/ Mysticism
/ Comparison of cultures
/ Philosophia perennis
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations |
| Further subjects: | B
Comparison
perennialism
experience
mysticism
contextualism
constructivism
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Volltext (Verlag) |