The problem with interreligious dialogue : (Record no. 32669)
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9781350048591 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 201.5 SW PR |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | Swamy, Muthuraj |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The problem with interreligious dialogue : |
| Subtitle | plurality, conflict and elitism in Hindu-Christian-Muslim relations |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Muthuraj Swamy |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London : |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic, |
| Date | c2016. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv, 230 p. ; |
| Size | 25 cm. |
| CONTENTS | |
| Contents | The problem : the concept and practice of dialogue. Dialogue in post-colonial India : a brief survey -- The practice of dialogue : a case from Kanyakumari District -- Limitations of religious plurality, conflict and elitism. 'Religion' and 'world religions' : some contemporary approaches -- Religious plurality and dialogue -- Are religions in conflict? -- Dialogue and the myth of religious conflicts : a case study -- Dialogue as elitist -- Multiple identities as a challenger. Religion, multiple identities and everyday relations among ordinary people -- After dialogue. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | "Muthuraj Swamy provides a fresh perspective on the world religions paradigm and 'interreligious dialogue'. By challenging the assumption that 'world religions' operate as essential entities separate from the lived experiences of practitioners, he shows that interreligious dialogue is in turn problematic as it is built on this very paradigm, and on the myth of religious conflict. Offering a critique of the idea of 'dialogue' as it has been advanced by its proponents such as religious leaders and theologians whose aims are to promote inter-religious conversation and understanding, the author argues that this approach is 'elitist' and that in reality, people do not make sharp distinctions between religions, nor do they separate political, economic, social and cultural beliefs and practices from their religious traditions. Case studies from villages in southern India explore how Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities interact in numerous ways that break the neat categories often used to describe each religion. Swamy argues that those who promote dialogue are ostensibly attempting to overcome the separate identities of religious practitioners through understanding, but in fact, they re-enforce them by encouraging a false sense of separation. The Problem with Interreligious Dialogue: Plurality, Conflict and Elitism in Hindu-Christian-Muslim Relations provides an innovative approach to a central issue confronting Religious Studies, combining both theory and ethnography."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Religions |
| General | Relations |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Dialogue |
| General | Religious aspects |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Hinduism |
| General | Relations |
| -- | Christianity |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/j52xtkj74oxaztnlchcm8kl3lvdw5qnz |
| Public note | Location Map |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | 10950 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 14746 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 14747 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 14745 |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2018-01-11 | MERIC | 201.5 SW PR | T0058048 | 2017-10-29 | 2017-10-29 | REGULAR |