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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Collaborateurs: Dempsey, Corinne G. (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Raj, Selva J. 1952-2008 (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: Albany State University of New York Press c2008
Dans:Année: 2008
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Südasien / Pluralisme religieux / Miracle
B Südasien / Religiosité populaire / Miracle
Sujets non-standardisés: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 Recueil d'articles
B RELIGION ; Theology
B South Asia
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:"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
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:1435694597