Dynamics in the History of Religions
Editors-in-Chief:
Volkhard Krech and
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The so-called world religions and other religious traditions are not, and have never been, homogenous, nor have they formed or evolved in isolation. Trying to overcome cultural stereotypes and their ideological misuse, the Dynamics in the History of Religions book series focuses on the crucial role of mutual encounters in the origins, development, and internal differentiation of the major religious traditions. The primary thesis of the series consists in the assumption that interconnections of self-perception and perception by the other, and of adaptation and demarcation are crucial factors for historical dynamics within the religious field.
The series includes exemplary and comparative studies on the formation of the major religious traditions via diachronic and synchronic cultural contact, on interactions essential to the process of institutionalization and spread of religions, on interreligious encounters under the condition of colonialism and globalization, and on the stimulus provided by such contacts to the development of basic religious notions.
Presenting studies on such contact-driven dynamics of the history of religions and of its reflection, including case studies as well as those using a comparative perspective, the series creates systematic points of references which allow for the integration of diachronically and synchronically heterogenous material in a general history of religions. Theories and concepts are developed abductively in an interplay of hypothetical conceptualization and empirical studies, of object language and meta language. By bridging and reconciling scientific meta-discourse on religion with religious discourses and religious self-descriptions, both unempirical scientism and un-theoretical positivism can be avoided.
The series has published an average of one volume per year over the last 5 years.
The series includes exemplary and comparative studies on the formation of the major religious traditions via diachronic and synchronic cultural contact, on interactions essential to the process of institutionalization and spread of religions, on interreligious encounters under the condition of colonialism and globalization, and on the stimulus provided by such contacts to the development of basic religious notions.
Presenting studies on such contact-driven dynamics of the history of religions and of its reflection, including case studies as well as those using a comparative perspective, the series creates systematic points of references which allow for the integration of diachronically and synchronically heterogenous material in a general history of religions. Theories and concepts are developed abductively in an interplay of hypothetical conceptualization and empirical studies, of object language and meta language. By bridging and reconciling scientific meta-discourse on religion with religious discourses and religious self-descriptions, both unempirical scientism and un-theoretical positivism can be avoided.
The series has published an average of one volume per year over the last 5 years.
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Buddhism in Central Asia IIIDoctrines, Exchanges with Non-Buddhist TraditionsVolume 14978-90-04-68728-8
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Stepping Back and Looking Ahead: Twelve Years of Studying Religious Contact at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg BochumVolume 13978-90-04-54931-9
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Buddhism in Central Asia IIPractices and Rituals, Visual and Material TransferVolume 12978-90-04-50844-6
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Buddhism in Central Asia IPatronage, Legitimation, Sacred Space, and PilgrimageVolume 11978-90-04-41773-1
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Locating ReligionsContact, Diversity, and TranslocalityVolume 9Editor(s): Reinhold Glei and Nikolas Jaspert978-90-04-33506-6
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Transfer of Buddhism Across Central Asian Networks (7th to 13th Centuries)Volume 8978-90-04-30743-8
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Religions and TradeReligious Formation, Transformation and Cross-Cultural Exchange between East and WestVolume 5978-90-04-25530-2
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Religion and SecularityTransformations and Transfers of Religious Discourses in Europe and AsiaVolume 4978-90-04-25133-5
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Purity and the Forming of Religious Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean World and Ancient JudaismVolume 3978-90-04-23229-7
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Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade NetworksMobility and Exchange within and beyond the Northwestern Borderlands of South AsiaVolume 2978-90-04-19458-8
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Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and EuropeEncounters, Notions, and Comparative PerspectivesVolume 1978-90-04-22535-0
Editorial Board
Volkhard Krech, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Licia Di Giacinto, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Advisory Board
Jan Assmann, Ruprecht-Karls Universität, Heidelberg, Germany
Christopher Beckwith, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Rémi Brague, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
José Casanova, Georgetown University, USA
Angelos Chaniotis, Oxford University, UK
Peter Skilling, University of Sydney, Australia
Guy Stroumsa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Boudewijn Walraven, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Volkhard Krech, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Licia Di Giacinto, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Advisory Board
Jan Assmann, Ruprecht-Karls Universität, Heidelberg, Germany
Christopher Beckwith, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Rémi Brague, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
José Casanova, Georgetown University, USA
Angelos Chaniotis, Oxford University, UK
Peter Skilling, University of Sydney, Australia
Guy Stroumsa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Boudewijn Walraven, Leiden University, The Netherlands