Tolerance and intolerance in religion and beyond : challenges from the past and in the present /

This book focuses on religious tolerance and intolerance in terms of practices, institutions and intellectual habits. It brings together an array of historical and anthropological studies and philosophical, cognitive and psychological explorations by established scholars from a range of disciplines....

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Other Authors: Matviyets, Anne Sarah (Editor), Veltri, Giuseppe (Editor), Rüpke, Jörg (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2024].
Series:Routledge studies in religion.
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Summary:This book focuses on religious tolerance and intolerance in terms of practices, institutions and intellectual habits. It brings together an array of historical and anthropological studies and philosophical, cognitive and psychological explorations by established scholars from a range of disciplines. The contributions feature modern and historic instances of tolerance and intolerance across a variety of geographies, societies and religious traditions. They help readers to gain an understanding of the notion of tolerance and the historical consequences of intolerance from the perspective of different cultures, religions and philosophies. The volume highlights tolerance's potential to be a means to build bridges and at the same time determine limits. While the challenge of promoting tolerance has mostly been treated as a value or practice of demographic or religious majorities, this book offers a broader take and pays attention to minority perspectives. It is a valuable reference for scholars of religious studies, the sociology of religion and the history of religion.
Physical Description:xix, 182 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780367519353
0367519356