Humanism in Intercultural Perspective : : Experiences and Expectations / / ed. by Henner Laass, Jörn Rüsen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter transcript Backlist eBook Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Arkoun, Muhammad,; Chakrabarty, Dipesh,; Chen, Yunquan,; Essen, Georg,; Graf, Friedrich Wilhelm,; Hanafi, Hassan,; Krech, Volkhard,; Laass, Henner,; Lategan, Bernard C.,; Macamo, Elísio,; Munshi, Surendra,; Pomata, Gianna,; Reckwitz, Erhard,; Rüsen, Jörn,; Straub, Jürgen,; Stråth, Bo,; Thapar, Romila,; Webber, Jonathan,; Zhang, Longxi,
• HerausgeberIn: Laass, Henner,; Rüsen, Jörn,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2015]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Language: English
• Series: Der Mensch im Netz der Kulturen - Humanismus in der Epoche der Globalisierung / Being Human: Caught in the Web of Cultures - Humanism in the Age of Globalization ; 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)

This book is a breakthrough in illuminating humanism. For the first time it is presented in an intercultural perspective. It introduces Chinese, Indian, African, Islamic, and Western traditions into the intercultural discussion about basic issues of understanding the human world. By this means it recognizes different disciplinary perspectives: history, philosophy as well as religious, literary and gender studies. Special emphasis is put on the controversial relationship between humanism and religion. This complex network of argumentations is an answer to the challenge of cultural orientation at the age of globalization. Humanism is brought to life as a synthesis of transcultural values and a mutual and critical recognition of cultural differences.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Content -- Foreword -- Introduction. Humanism in the Era of Globalization: Ideas on a New Cultural Orientation -- Part I: The Challenge of Globalization -- Humanism in a Global World -- Humanism in the Era of Globalization: Some Thoughts -- Part II: The Variety of Cultures -- The Spirit of Renwen ([xxx] “Humanism”) in the Traditional Culture of China -- Humanism in Indian Thought -- Africa and Humanism -- Exclusion and Inclusion in the Quest for a “New” Humanism: A Perspective from Africa -- A Return to the Question of Humanism in Islamic Contexts -- What is Humanism? My Western Response -- Part III: Religious Dimensions -- Ideology und Utopia: Some Brief Remarks on the Relation between Religion and Humanism -- New Wine in Old Bottles? Reflections on the Scope for a Jewish Voice in a Humanist Intercultural Dialogue -- “Who Observes Religions?” Negotiating Faith, Reason and the Idea of Humanism in an “Era of Terrorism” -- Man in the Light of God: An Essay on Humanism in Islam -- Part IV: Perspectives of Interpretation -- Feminism as Integral to the History of Humanism -- Humanism and the Literary Imagination -- Humanism and the Social: An Unclarified Relationship -- Part V: Towards the Future -- Intercultural Competence: A Humanistic Perspective -- Humanism yet Once More: A View from the Other Side -- Logocentrism and beyond: Some Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Notes on the Contributors