Territory, Relationship or Path

A Brief Survey in Metaphors of “Double Religious Belonging”

Dados Bibliográficos

ID20251663
AutoresUrsula Baatz (University of Vienna, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume3
Fascículo1
Páginas144-155
Data de publicação2017-01-26
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOpen Theology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2300-6579 • E-ISSN: 2300-6579
EditoraWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/opth-2017-0011
OpenAlexW2588396431
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas14

The discussion about “double” or “multiple belonging” does not take into account that there is no mandatory definition of religion. This paper explores some of the metaphors involved. “Belonging to a religion” implies a passive attitude and can signify “belonging to a mental or physical territory”; or it can signify “belonging to a group or person”, i.e. it signifies a relationship. “Religion” is a Western concept, which cannot be translated e.g. into Sanskrit. One of the important Indian metaphors used is “path” or “way”, which transports instead of a passive “belonging” the active notion of “owning it”. “Belonging” could be seen in a context of identity politics, whereas “way” or “path” refers to the human need of spiritual transformation

Aesthetics · Epistemology · Geography · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sanskrit · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology

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