Clashes of Knowledge - Orthodoxies and Heterodoxies in Science and Religion (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

Clashes of Knowledge is the first volume of a series called Knowledge and Space dealing with spatial disparities of knowledge and the impact of the spatial context on the production and application of knowledge. The contributions in this book explore the conflicts between various types of knowledge, especially between orthodox and heterodox knowledge systems, which range from religious fundamentalism to heresies within the scientific community itself. Does the traditional distinction between belief and knowledge still make sense? How is the difference between knowledge and belief understood in different cultural contexts? How have the religious-based knowledge systems been displaced in their hegemonic role by scientific knowledge? In which ways do the agents of hegemonic, orthodox knowledge interact with the representatives of deviating, heterodox knowledge? These and many other questions are addressed in this volume.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Knowledge and Space, 1
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	April 2008
Editors:	Peter Meusburger • Michael Welker • Edgar Wunder
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	230
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-5554-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General
LSN:	1-4020-5554-4
Barcode:	9781402055546

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