Thorsten Botz-Bornstein

How Much Religion is Good for Us? (eBook, ePUB)

If Religion Were a Game

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This provocative book examines parallels between play and religion from a philosophical, theological, and anthropological perspective. Interdisciplinary in scope, it is an outstanding resource for students and scholars of Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, and Anthropology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040103012
• Artikelnr.: 72271384

Autorenporträt

Thorsten Botz-Bornstein is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Global Studies Center at the Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Art
Play
and Faith 2. The Leap into the Game 3. The Unbearable Lightness of Religion 4. The Sacred
the Secular
and the Spiritual 5. The Spiritual and the Worldly 6. Play
Religion
and Society 7. "Thank God
I am an Atheist": Gianni Vattimo's "Half-Belief" 8. Kitsch and Kenosis 9. Cultural Secularism 10. Can Religion be "Interesting"? Conclusion: How Much Religion is Good for Us? Bibliography Index