Overview
Draws cross-cultural and inter-religious perspectives on how transformation in Asia is related to its spiritualities
Draws together scholars from different cultures and fields to speak to spirituality and social transformation
Covers a vast array of special topics and applications illustrating the plurality of Asian spiritualities
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Decolonizing the Colonial Spiritualities in Asia
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Spirituality and Personal Transformation
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Spirituality that Transforms Society
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About this book
This book offers a cross-cultural and inter-religious understanding of the ways social transformation in Asia is related to Asian spiritualities. Bringing together scholars and practitioners from different cultures and fields of study, it collates cutting-edge research and applies it to the role of Asian spiritualities in social transformation. Spirituality has garnered increasing attention in recent years across diverse fields of research and practice, from psychology and healthcare, to anthropology, education, sociology, political sciences, social work, feminist studies, cultural studies, religious studies, theology, philosophy, and so on. However, the term means different things within these different disciplines. Spirituality can be understood to be private and personal, but also public and societal, not only as a force that brings about change but also one that helps maintain the status quo – not only as a core element in religion but also as something disconnected from it. This book poses that to gain a firm grasp of spirituality, one needs to traverse these different terrains. Disbarring the orientalist understanding of spirituality that is often found embedded in stereotypes of the East as mystical, esoteric, and spiritual, in contrast to the West as scientific and rational, this book deconstructs this binarism to enable a sophisticated understanding of the diversity within Eastern and Western spiritualities. It presents “Asian spirituality” as a misnomer, focusing on the plurality of spiritualties and the region’s multifaceted religiosity, and it also excavates interfaith terrains. It is of interest to social scientists, theologians and religious scholars, and students and researchers interested in Asian spiritualties and social movements
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Wai-Yin CHOW is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She also serves as the Director of the Bachelor of Religious Studies Programme there. CHOW takes an interdisciplinary approach to her research and is interested in the role of religion in human and social change from psychological perspectives. She has previously served as the editor of the international peer-reviewed journal, Ching Feng: A Journal on Christianity and Chinese Religion and Culture. She is launching a pioneering peace-making project that aims to harness the power of narrative to nurture inner calm among youth and bridge polarizations.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Asian Spiritualities and Social Transformation
Editors: Simon Shui-Man KWAN, Wai-Yin CHOW
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2641-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2640-4Published: 18 October 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2643-5Due: 01 November 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-2641-1Published: 17 October 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 301
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Spirituality, Comparative Religion, Religion and Psychology, Asian Culture, Social Sciences, general