Religion in the Global East: Challenges and Opportunities for the Social Scientific Study of Religion

This essay is based on the Presidential Address at the East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Inaugural Conference on 3-5 July 2018 in Singapore. It discusses some aspects of the key concepts, some of the distinct characteristics of religion in East Asia, and some implications for t...

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Main Author: Yang, Fenggang 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-10
Further subjects:B spiritual but not religious
B Atheism
B Religion
B Sheilaism
B Religiosity
B Global East
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Summary:This essay is based on the Presidential Address at the East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Inaugural Conference on 3-5 July 2018 in Singapore. It discusses some aspects of the key concepts, some of the distinct characteristics of religion in East Asia, and some implications for the social scientific study of religion in general.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel9100305