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This volume is the outcome of the Ninth International Indology
Graduate Research Symposium held at Ghent University in September
2017, the fifth publication of proceedings from this series of
symposiums. Like previous volumes, the current edition presents the
results of recent research by early-career scholars into the texts,
languages, as well as literary, philosophical and religious
traditions of South Asia. The articles here collected offer a broad
range of disciplinary perspectives on a wide array of subject. In
addition, in the lines of the well-established tradition of
research in Jainism at Ghent University, this edition has a more
specific "Jains and the others" main theme. The purpose of such a
theme is to contribute to determine the input of Jainism in the
broader framework of South Asian traditions, as well as to invite
the reader to think beyond boundaries of religious or cultural
identity. In this dynamic, two papers deal with Jain adaptations of
famous Puranic narratives and two others with the relation between
textual tradition and soteriological practices in Jainism. In
concert, other innovative papers elaborate on Puranic and kavya
literature, include technical discussions on linguistics and engage
in philosophical studies. Finally, set in the historical context of
the hosting institution, this volume opens with a history of
Indology in Belgium.
Much philosophical thinking about religion in the Anglophone world
has been hampered by the constraints of Eurocentrism, colonialism
and orientalism. Addressing such limitations head-on, this exciting
collection develops models for exploring global diversity in order
to bring philosophical studies of religion into the globalized 21st
century. Drawing on a wide range of critical theories and
methodologies, and incorporating ethnographic, feminist,
computational, New Animist and cognitive science approaches, an
international team of contributors outline the methods and aims of
global philosophy of religion. From considering the importance of
orality in African worldviews to interacting with Native American
perspectives on the cosmos and investigating contemplative studies
in Hinduism, each chapter demonstrates how expertise in different
methods can be applied to various geographical regions, building
constructive options for philosophical reflections on religion.
Diversifying Philosophy of Religion raises important questions
regarding who speaks for and represents religious traditions,
setting the agenda for a truly inclusive philosophy of religion
that facilitates multiple standpoints.
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