“Religion” and “Science” within a Global Religious History
“Religion” and “Science” within a Global Religious History
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全球宗教史中的“宗教”和“科学”
作者：
Bergunder;Michael
本文认为，我们目前对“宗教”和“密宗”的理解的最终形成并不是在十九世纪末二十世纪初之前发生的，而且从一开始就是一个全球性的奋进。以前的研究没有充分认识到由于科学唯物主义和一般宗教史概念所提出的挑战而出现的新情况。本文通过对世纪末至今全球宗教史中“宗教”与“科学”关系的分析，揭示了如何将“宗教”与“密教”理解为同一全球历史的组成部分。
The paper argues that the final forging of our current understanding of “religion” and “esotericism” did not take place before the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and that it was a global endeavor right from the beginning. Previous research has not fully appreciated the new situation that arose because of scientific materialism and the challenge presented by conceptions of a general religious history. By focusing on the relationship of “religion” and “science” within a global religious history (globale Religionsgeschichte) from the late nineteenth century till today, the paper shows how “religion” and “esotericism” can be understood as constitutive parts of the same global history.