Theorising a Decolonising Asian Hermeneutic for Comparative Theology: some Perspectives from Global and Singaporean Eyes
Abstract This paper advances some ways in which Asian perspectives challenge the regnant discourse of comparative theology. It sets out some key aspects of the postcolonial critique of comparative theology, and shows how conceptions of “religion” in the discipline are often based in problematic West...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2020
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International journal of Asian christianity
Jahr: 2020, Band: 3, Heft: 2, Seiten: 152-168 |
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postcolonial critique
B conceptions of “religion” B Nāgārjuna B Asian hermeneutic B decolonial scholarship |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract This paper advances some ways in which Asian perspectives challenge the regnant discourse of comparative theology. It sets out some key aspects of the postcolonial critique of comparative theology, and shows how conceptions of “religion” in the discipline are often based in problematic Western paradigms. However, it also challenges any reified distinction of “Orient” and “Occident”. It is argued that if Asian comparative theology is to fulfil its potential it must not operate within existing dominant Western frames. The author suggests that a hermeneutical basis for comparative theology may be rethought through Asian lenses, and draws on the philosophy of Nāgārjuna to provide an example of this. |
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| ISSN: | 2542-4246 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal of Asian christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/25424246-00302004 |
