Miracle as modern conundrum in South Asian religious traditions
"Claims of the miraculous are foundational to faith and skepticism, making and breaking religious careers and movements in their wake. Drawing on a variety of South Asian religious traditions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity - this book revolves around the theme of conundrum, demonstra...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Albany
State University of New York Press
c2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Religious pluralism
/ Miracle
B Asia / Popular piety / Miracle |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Miracles B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Gaia & Earth Energies B Electronic book B Religion B South Asia Religion B South Asia Religion South Asia B Electronic books B RELIGION ; Christianity ; General B RELIGION ; Theology B South Asia |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | "Claims of the miraculous are foundational to faith and skepticism, making and breaking religious careers and movements in their wake. Drawing on a variety of South Asian religious traditions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity - this book revolves around the theme of conundrum, demonstrating how miracles offer divine proof, tenacious embarrassment, and, in many cases, both. The contributors explore not only how modern miracles are conundrums themselves, but also how they make conundrums out of assumed divides between scientific and supernatural realms, modernity and tradition, the West and the rest, and ethnographer and native."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 1435694597 |