“Religion” and “Science” within a Global Religious History

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23013136
AutoresMichael Bergunder (Heidelberg University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen16
Número1
Páginas86-141
Fecha de publicación2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAries (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1567-9896 • E-ISSN: 1570-0593
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15700593-01601004
OpenAlexW2275155227
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15

The paper argues that the final forging of our current understanding of "religion" and "esotericism" did not take place before the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and that it was a global endeavor right from the beginning. Previous research has not fully appreciated the new situation that arose because of scientific materialism and the challenge presented by conceptions of a general religious history. By focusing on the relationship of "religion" and "science" within a global religious history (globale Religionsgeschichte) from the late nineteenth century till today, the paper shows how "religion" and "esotericism" can be understood as constitutive parts of the same global history.

Ancient history · Epistemology · History of religions · History of science · Intellectual history · Materialism · Sociology · World history · History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices