Understanding other religions
Subtitle: al-Biruni's and Gadamer's "fusion of horizons"
By: by Kemal Ataman.
Series: Cultural heritages and contemporary change. Series IIA, Islam ; 19
Publisher: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9781565182523
Subjects: Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, -- 973?-1048; Gadamer, Hans Georg, -- 1900-2002; Religions; Hermeneutics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: On the way to understanding : fusion of horizons (horizontverschmelzung); title: A. Hermeneutical significance of horizon (horizont); title: B. Fusion of horizons : assimilation or participation; title: Al-Biruni's understanding of other religions; title: A. Background and context; title: B. Fusion of horizons : assimilation or participation?; title: C. al-Biruni's method of studying other religions; title: Conclusion; title: Ways of encountering the other; title: A. Background of the problem; title: B. Exclusivism : Karl Barth; title: C. Inclusivism : Karl Rahner; title: Pluralism : John Hick; title: E. Evaluation; title: F. Conclusion; title: Between exclusivism and pluralism; title: A. Objectivism-relativism debate revisited; title: B. Beyond exclusivism and pluralism : a questionable attempt; title: Conclusion; title: General conclusions.