Au Fond: The Phenomenology of Gerardus van der Leeuw
This article explores Gerardus van der Leeuw's view of phenomenology of religion. The phenomenological method he defended is basically a hermeneutical approach in which an observer relates personally and even existentially to the "phenomena" (s)he studies in order to determine their e...
| Published in: | Zeitschrift für neuere Theologiegeschichte |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2018]
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Zeitschrift für neuere Theologiegeschichte
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Leeuw, Gerardus van der 1890-1950
/ Phenomenology of religion
/ Anthropology
/ Participation
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Gerardus van der Leeuw
B Lucien Lévy-Bruhl B Karl Jaspers B phenomenology (of religion) B psychology of religion B primitive mentality B Edmund Husserl |
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| Summary: | This article explores Gerardus van der Leeuw's view of phenomenology of religion. The phenomenological method he defended is basically a hermeneutical approach in which an observer relates personally and even existentially to the "phenomena" (s)he studies in order to determine their essence (Wesensschau). In his anthropology (that reflects on the basic structure of human beings) a similar way of relating to the world is discussed: the "primitive mentality" that is characterized by the "need to participate" (besoin de participation). Both phenomenology and mentalité primitive imply a critique of modern scholarship. This fundamental criticism of the prevailing (historical) approach in the humanities including religious studies explains the growing distance between van der Leeuw and the majority of scholars of religion in the decades after his death in 1950. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9776 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für neuere Theologiegeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/znth-2018-0003 |