Overview
- First book that focuses on the intercultural philosophy of religion with Southeast Asian perspectives
- Deals with traditional philosophical questions about God, evil and death from a Southeast Asian viewpoint
- Brings together a group of top scholars from the region to discuss issues in philosophy of religion
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Keywords
- Philosophy of Religion in Southeast Asia
- Appropriated Religions in Southeast Asia
- Religious Belief in the Digital era
- Theravāda Buddhist Philosophy
- Indigenous Belief Systems in Southeast Asia
- Divine Apology and Unmerited Human Suffering
- Dialetheism and the Problem of Evil
- Indigenous Islamic Practices in the Philippines
- Fate and Divine Omniscience
Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Traditional Problems of the Philosophy of Religion
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Religious Identity
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Religious Beliefs and Practices
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Soraj Hongladarom is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is also President of the Philosophy and Religion Society of Thailand. His research is focused mainly on problems arising from the intersection between technology and culture, especially information technology. He is the author of The Online Self, and A Buddhist Theory of Privacy, both published by Springer.
Jeremiah Joven B. Joaquin is Professor of Philosophy at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. He has published works on logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, gender studies, and experimental philosophy. Presently, he is the President of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines, and the founding Secretary General of the Union of Societies and Associations of Philosophy in the Philippines.
Frank J. Hoffmanis Professor of Buddhist Studies at International Buddhist Studies College, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University main campus in Ayutthaya, and is Affiliated Faculty, South Asia Center, University of Pennsylvania. Frank J. Hoffman received his PhD degree from the University of London, King's College in Philosophy of Religion. He is a Past President of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium (PA, DE, and NJ), and has published more than 126 items including books, book chapters, journal articles, encyclopedia articles, and book reviews. Professor Hoffman is an Associate Editor of the journal Asian Philosophy (Taylor & Francis).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Philosophies of Appropriated Religions
Book Subtitle: Perspectives from Southeast Asia
Editors: Soraj Hongladarom, Jeremiah Joven Joaquin, Frank J. Hoffman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5191-8
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: 978-981-99-5190-1Published: 23 December 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-5193-2Due: 05 January 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-5191-8Published: 21 December 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 395
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religious Studies, general, Cultural Studies, Comparative Religion, Asian Culture