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Shalom Inshallah - Encountering Jews, Christians And Muslims [Bok / Inbunden]

Ivar Segelberg (19141987), between 1951 and 1979 professor of philosophy in Gothenburg, is an important figure in Swedish philosophy but still only known within a rather narrow circle. Trained in both phenomenology and analytical philosophy, Segelberg developed highly original theories about time con­sciousness, the unity of consciousness, and general ontology. He published his three main works in Swedish, and only in 1999 were they (collectively) made available in English. The present volume will hopefully help make Segelbergs work more widely known. It is partly based on a 2008 symposium in Gothenburg, also called Philosophy and Botany, but contains several independent contributions including a newly written biography.

More Than Mythology - Narratives, Ritual Practices And Regional Distribution In Pre-christian Scandinavian Religions [Bok / Inbunden]

This book is a reflection upon the anarchist turn. It takes three newish anarchists and interprets their work following the method of exegesis. Two questions guide the work. What can the anarchist turn tell us about revolution and nonviolence and what can it tell us about contemporary religion? The protagonists are David Graeber, Timothy Morton and Simon Critchley. This book is of interest to anarchists, activists, and philosophers. Indeed anyone doing and interested in interdisciplinary approaches to important cultural questions and the building of nonviolent cultures should find at least parts of this book interesting.

What happens to peoples sense of belonging when globalization meets with proclaimed regional identities resting heavily on conceptions of religion and ethnicity? Who are the actors stressing cultural heritage and authenticity as tools for self-understanding? In Rethinking the Space for Religion, the authors aim at a broad discussion on how history and religion are made part of the production of narratives about origin and belonging in contemporary Europe. The contributors offer localized studies where actors with strong agendas indicate the complex relations between history, religion, and identity. The case studies exemplify how public intellectuals and academics have taken active part in the construction of recent and traditional pasts. Instead of repeating the simplistic explanation as a return of religion, the authors of this volume focus on public platforms and agents, and their use of religion as a political and cultural argument. The approach makes a nuanced and fresh survey for researchers and other initiated readers to engage in.

The belief in a governing, universal, celestial principle has followed us through human history. More than 80 percent of the world's population has a religious affiliation and even in secular states, religion continues to play an important role. Politics and international relations today cannot be understood without accounting for the element of religion in cultural contexts.<br/><br/>The essays in this book derive from the Engelsberg Seminar of 2014, and investigate the role which religion plays in society today and in the past. They also explore religion as a phenomenon in relation to the human condition and how it manifests itself as an individual experience. In order to understand ourselves, do we need to understand religion?

År 1950, vid 27 års ålder, skrev Henry Kissinger The Meaning of History som sin avhandling vid Harvard University. Nu, mer än 70 år senare, publiceras den för första gången.<br/><br/>Avhandlingen utforskar idéer hos tre viktiga tänkare ur den filosofiska och historiska västerländska tanketraditionen, på ett sätt som även speglar Kissingers egen förflyttning från den europeiska kontinenten över Atlanten: Oswald Spengler (18801936), en tysk historiker och filosof; Arnold Toynbee (18891975), en brittisk historiker och filosof; samt Immanuel Kant (17241804), en preussare från den europeiska upplysningstiden och en av sin tids viktigaste filosofer.<br/><br/>Texten brottas med några av den västerländska politiska, filosofiska och moraliska tanketraditionens mest grundläggande dilemman. Den tar sin början vid upplysningstiden och fortsätter fram till mitten av 1900-talet en period som präglades av två världskrig och atomålderns början. Den ger också stor insyn i författarens konceptuella perspektiv, innan han blev en av efterkrigstidens mest inflytelserika amerikanska statsmän. Boken utkommer enbart på engelska.