商品簡介
A long time in the making (life sometimes interferes with book making), this volume stems from an eponymous 2003 conference organized by the departments of religion and religious studies at Duke U. and the U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The topic brought forth some provocative scholarship concerning dualism's history, its power, and its potential for providing clarity, particularly in times of social stress and psychological insecurity. Eighteen contributions discuss dualism in Alexandrian religious thought, Zoroastrianism, the Hebrew Bible, Greece, Jewish literature (the dualism of heaven and earth), and evangelical beliefs in America at the turn of the 21st century, among other topics. The final two essays discuss moves beyond dualism in contemporary continental thought, and recent naturalistic dualisms. The four editors are affiliated as follows: Armin Lange (ancient Judaism, U. of Vienna); Eric M. Meyers (religion, Jewish studies, Duke U.); Bennie H. Reynolds III (religious studies, Millsaps College); and Randall Styers (religious studies, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). This volume will no doubt find an extensive readership among scholars of religion and philosophy. Distribution in North America is by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Dr. theol. Armin Lange is Professor for Ancient Judaism, director of the department for Jewish Studies at the University of Vienna and a member of the international team editing the Dead Sea Scrolls. Eric M. Meyers, PhD, is Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Duke University. Bennie Reynolds, PhD, is Lecturer in Biblical Hebrew at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Randall Styers, PhD, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
