Concept and Empathy: Essays in the Study of Religion

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The Comparative Logical Analysis of Religious Doctrines....Pages 9-10
God, Bliss and Morality....Pages 11-24
The Criteria of Religious Identity....Pages 25-39
Numen, Nirvana, and the Definition of Religion....Pages 40-48
Myth and Transcendence....Pages 49-60
The Concept of Heaven....Pages 61-71
The Philosophy of Worldviews: The Philosophy of Religion Transformed....Pages 72-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Living Liberation: Jivanmukti and Nirvana....Pages 89-97
Interpretation and Mystical Experience....Pages 98-112
Problems of the Application of Western Terminology to Theravada Buddhism, with Special Reference to the Relationship between the Buddha and the Gods....Pages 113-118
Nirvana and Timelessness....Pages 119-124
Precept and Theory in Sri Lanka....Pages 125-130
Beyond Eliade: The Future of Theory in Religion....Pages 131-142
Religion, Myth and Nationalism....Pages 143-153
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Religion as a Discipline?....Pages 157-162
Towards an Agreed Place for Religious Studies in Higher Education....Pages 163-175
What is Comparative Religion?....Pages 176-183
Social Anthropology and the Philosophy of Religion....Pages 184-194
The Principles and Meaning of the Study of Religion....Pages 195-206
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Methods and Disciplines in the Study of Religion....Pages 207-219
The Exploration of Religion and Education....Pages 220-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-246