Investigating the “Science” in “Eastern Religions”: A Methodological Inquiry

This article explores some of the understandings of “science” that are often employed in the literature on “science and Eastern religions.” These understandings crucially shape the raging debates between the avid proponents and the keen detractors of the thesis that Eastern forms of spirituality are...

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Subtitles:Science, pseudo-science, and fiction
Main Author: Barua, Ankur 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: Zygon
Year: 2017, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 124-145
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Advaita / Natural sciences / Mahayana
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
BL Buddhism
Further subjects:B Mahāyāna Buddhism
B Advaita Vedānta
B Hinduism
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