Science and Religion Around the World

Name: Science and Religion Around the World
SKU: 9780195328202
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Hardback|Feb 2011

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Because the claim of universalism is associated with Western science, it is often taken for granted that, when exported, scientific knowledge simply diffuses unchanged into other regions. But what really happens when the science of one culture encounters that...

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Because the claim of universalism is associated with Western science, it is often taken for granted that, when exported, scientific knowledge simply diffuses unchanged into other regions. But what really happens when the science of one culture encounters that of another or becomes enmeshed in a different set of values? All too often scholars of science and religion have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, mentioning Jews and Muslims only in passing. At a time when religious ignorance and misunderstanding have lethal consequences, such provincialism must be avoided. The wide range of possibilities in the study of science and religion makes it particularly desirable to look at both fields not parochially but around the world, and the goal of this book is to expand the knowledge of science and religion beyond its largely Christian base to include not only the other Abrahamic faiths but the indigenous traditions of Africa and Asia.

PRODUCT DETAIL

Catalogue Code 322458
Product Code 9780195328202
ISBN 0195328205
EAN 9780195328202
Pages 336
Department Academic
Category Science
Sub-Category General
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication Date Feb 2011
Dimensions 234 x 163 x 25mm
Weight 0.484kg

Ronald Numbers

Ronald L. Numbers is Hilldale Professor of the History of Science and Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has served as president of the History of Science Society, the American Society of Church History, and the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science, Division of the History of Science and Technology.