Humanism in Intercultural Perspective: Experiences and Expectations

Published by transcript Verlag 2009

Humanism in Intercultural Perspective

Experiences and Expectations

Edited by: Jörn Rüsen and Henner Laass

Volume 1 in the series Der Mensch im Netz der Kulturen - Humanismus in der Epoche der Globalisierung / Being Human: Caught in the Web of Cultures - Humanism in the Age of Globalization

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839413449

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About this book

This book is a breakthrough in illuminating humanism. For the first time it is presented in an intercultural perspective. It introduces Chinese, Indian, African, Islamic, and Western traditions into the intercultural discussion about basic issues of understanding the human world. By this means it recognizes different disciplinary perspectives: history, philosophy as well as religious, literary and gender studies. Special emphasis is put on the controversial relationship between humanism and religion. This complex network of argumentations is an answer to the challenge of cultural orientation at the age of globalization. Humanism is brought to life as a synthesis of transcultural values and a mutual and critical recognition of cultural differences.

Author / Editor information

Jörn Rüsen (Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult.) was Historian at the Universities Berlin (FU), Bochum, Bielefeld and Witten/Herdecke. Lastly he was Visiting Chair Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University.
Henner Laass (Dr. phil.), Teacher of English and History at the Hibernia-School in Herne, is Assistant at the Project »Humanism in the Age of Globalization. An Intercultural Dialogue on Humanity, Culture, and Values«.

Reviews

Reviewed in:

www.perspectivia.net, 16.12.2010, Patrick M. Labourdette
PERIPHERIE, 121 (2011), Wolfgang E. Fischer

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Content Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Foreword Jörn Rüsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Introduction. Humanism in the Era of Globalization: Ideas on a New Cultural Orientation Jörn Rüsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Part I: The Challenge of Globalization
Humanism in a Global World Dipesh Chakrabarty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Humanism in the Era of Globalization: Some Thoughts Romila Thapar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Part II: The Variety of Cultures
The Spirit of Renwen ([xxx] “Humanism”) in the Traditional Culture of China Yunquan Chen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Humanism in Indian Thought Surendra Munshi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Africa and Humanism Elísio Macamo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Exclusion and Inclusion in the Quest for a “New” Humanism: A Perspective from Africa Bernard C. Lategan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
A Return to the Question of Humanism in Islamic Contexts Muhammad Arkoun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
What is Humanism? My Western Response Friedrich Wilhelm Graf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Part III: Religious Dimensions
Ideology und Utopia: Some Brief Remarks on the Relation between Religion and Humanism Volkhard Krech Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
New Wine in Old Bottles? Reflections on the Scope for a Jewish Voice in a Humanist Intercultural Dialogue Jonathan Webber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
“Who Observes Religions?” Negotiating Faith, Reason and the Idea of Humanism in an “Era of Terrorism” Georg Essen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Man in the Light of God: An Essay on Humanism in Islam Hassan Hanafi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Part IV: Perspectives of Interpretation
Feminism as Integral to the History of Humanism Gianna Pomata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Humanism and the Literary Imagination Erhard Reckwitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Humanism and the Social: An Unclarified Relationship Bo Stråth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Part V: Towards the Future
Intercultural Competence: A Humanistic Perspective Jürgen Straub Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Humanism yet Once More: A View from the Other Side Longxi Zhang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Logocentrism and beyond: Some Concluding Remarks Henner Laass Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Notes on the Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271

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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Edition: 1. Aufl.
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 280
Keywords: Intercultural Communication; Humanities; Religion; Culture; Human; Globalization; Cultural Studies; Interculturalism; Religious Studies

eBook

Published: July 27, 2015
ISBN: 9783839413449