Science and Religion Around the World

Auteur Brooke, John Hedley Brooke

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ISBN

9780195328202

Bindwijze

Paperback

Taal

Engels

Auteur

Brooke, John Hedley Brooke

Uitgeverij

Oxford University Press Inc

Jaar van uitgifte

2011

Aantal pagina's

316

Waar gaat het over?

Because the claim of universalism is associated with Western science, it is often taken for granted that, when exported, scientific knowledge simply diffuses unchanged into other regions. But what really happens when the science of one culture encounters that of another or becomes enmeshed in a different set of values? All too often scholars of science and religion have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, mentioning Jews and Muslims only in passing. At a time when religious ignorance and misunderstanding have lethal consequences, such provincialism must be avoided. The wide range of possibilities in the study of science and religion makes it particularly desirable to look at both fields not parochially but around the world, and the goal of this book is to expand the knowledge of science and religion beyond its largely Christian base to include not only the other Abrahamic faiths but the indigenous traditions of Africa and Asia.

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