Rituals in Interreligious Dialogue: Bridge or Barrier?

Rituals in Interreligious Dialogue: Bridge or Barrier?
ISBN-10
152754995X
ISBN-13
9781527549951
Category
Social Science
Pages
190
Language
English
Published
2020-04-30
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Author
Marcel Poorthuis

Description

Rituals are back on stage today. Until recently, they were regarded as an obsolete and even incomprehensible part of religions, relegated to the background while ethics and spirituality attracted more focus. However, the realisation is growing that rituals represent the treasure of religious memory. They connect the human being to the past and to the community that surrounds her or him. However, what happens to rituals when different religions meet? This book shows that a great deal can be learned by taking rituals seriously. This holds good for the rich treasure of rituals within religions such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity. Only by recognizing these treasures can new possibilities for rituals in interreligious encounters be explored.

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