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Religion in the Global East: Challenges and Opportunities for the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: This essay is based on the Presidential Address at the East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Inaugural Conference on 3–5 July 2018 in Singapore. It discusses some aspects of the key concepts, some of the distinct characteristics of religion in East Asia, and some implications for the social scientific study of religion in general.

Source: Religions

DOI: 10.3390/rel9100305

Author: Fenggang Yang

Institution: Purdue University West Lafayette

Language: English

Topic: Study and Philosophy of Religion

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,172

Funder: John Templeton Foundation