Religion and society : an agenda for the 21st century / / edited by Gerrie ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka.

• Superior document: International studies in religion and society, v. 5
• TeilnehmendeR: Haar, Gerrie ter.; Tsuruoka, Yoshio, 1952-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in religion and society ; 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Religion is set to be a major force in the twenty-first century. Here is a book that tells us what the world's leading scholars have to say about this. Issues of conflict and peace, ethical questions concerning the use of advanced technology, explanations of the global religious revival, and the role of women in religious leadership, as well as questions about how to study religion, are all discussed. It is a volume that ranges exceptionally widely, in terms of the themes discussed, the variety of disciplines, and the participation of international scholars debating with each other. One section of the book is devoted to Japanese scholarship concerning the world's major religions. Contributors include: Talal Asad, Chin Hong Chung, Armin Geertz, Gerrie ter Haar, Rosalind Hackett, Eiko Hanaoka, Shōtō Hase, Mark Juergensmeyer, Noriko Kawahashi, Kiyotaka Kimura, Ursula King, Pratap Kumar, William Lafleur, Sylvia Marcos, Tomoko Masuzawa, Ebrahim Moosa, Kōjirō Nakamura, Vasudha Narayanan, Haruko Okano, Suwanna Satha-Anand, Susumu Shimazono, Noriyoshi Tamaru, Masakazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Yoshio Tsuruoka, Manabu Watanabe, Pablo Wright.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / G. Ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka -- Religious Dimensions Of War And Peace: Introduction / Rosalind I. J. Hackett -- Religious War, Terrorism, And Peace / Mark Juergensmeyer -- Religious War, Terrorism, And Peace: A Response To Mark Juergensmeyer / Gerrie Ter Haar -- Religious Violence Amid Love, Compassion, And Hate: A Response To Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer / Manabu Watanabe -- Technology, Life And Death: Introduction / Eiko Hanaoka(-Kawamura) -- Neuropolitics And The Body / Ebrahim Moosa -- ‘Naturally’ Confounded And Confused: Bioethics, Technology, And Religion / William R. Lafleur -- Technology, Life And Death From A Feminist Perspective / Haruko K. Okano -- Global Religions And Local Cultures: Introduction / P. Pratap Kumar -- Explaining The Global Religious Revival: The Egyptian Case / Talal Asad -- Explaining The Global Religious Revival: A Response (1) / Vasudha Narayanan -- Explaining The Global Religious Revival: A Response (2) / Pablo Wright -- Boundaries And Segregations: Introduction / Noriko Kawahashi -- Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation And Sexual Tolerance In Thai Buddhism / Suwanna Satha-Anand -- Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation And Buddhist Sexual Tolerance: A Response (1) / Ursula King -- Fluid Boundaries, Institutional Segregation And Buddhist Sexual Tolerance: A Response (2) / Masakazu Tanaka -- Method And Theory In The Study Of Religion: Introduction / Armin W. Geertz -- Theory Without Method: Situating A Discourse Analysis On Religion / Tomoko Masuzawa -- Religion-Before Religion And Religion-After Religion / Chin Hong Chung -- Theory And Method In The Study Of Religions: A Response / Sylvia Marcos -- Religious Studies In Post-War Japan / Noriyoshi Tamaru -- One Hundred Years Of Buddhist Scholarship In Japan / Kiyotaka Kimura -- The Study Of Christianity Within The Field Of Religious Studies In Japan / Hiroshi Tsuchiya -- Islamic Studies In Japan / Kojiro Nakamura -- Studies Of Religion In Japan And The Philosophy Of Religion / Shoto Hase -- Note On Contributors / G. Ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka -- Bibliography / G. Ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka -- Index / G. Ter Haar and Yoshio Tsuruoka.