Phenomenology and Hermeneutics in Brazilian Religious Studies
Brazilian Religious Studies have a short history, with prevalence of descriptive and social sciences approaches. Sometimes phenomenology and hermeneutics are perspectives claimed as philosophical guides or as methods to be used, but often obscurities remain among these claims. Critiques against such...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2018
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Open theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 246-257 |
Further subjects: | B
Religious Studies in Brazil
B comprehension of religion B Religion and Humanities B hermeneutic approach B academic commitment B phenomenology of religion |
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Summary: | Brazilian Religious Studies have a short history, with prevalence of descriptive and social sciences approaches. Sometimes phenomenology and hermeneutics are perspectives claimed as philosophical guides or as methods to be used, but often obscurities remain among these claims. Critiques against such perspectives have been formulated, but these are not always careful regarding fundamental issues concerning them. With better clarification of phenomenological hermeneutics’ principles, it is possible to offer useful guidance for understanding Religious Studies as an important discipline in Humanities, without unbalanced views of it that favor simply an empiricist point of view. |
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ISSN: | 2300-6579 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Open theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/opth-2018-0018 |