Hegel's Interpretation of the Religions of the World
The Logic of the Gods
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 20 September 2018
- ISBN 9780198829492
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages342 pages
- Size 241x163x27 mm
- Weight 666 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
The present work is the first detailed study of Hegel's account of the religions of the world. It examines Hegel's rich analyses of Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Egyptian and Greek polytheism, and the Roman religion and shows how they are relevant for Christianity.
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In his Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Hegel treats the religions of the world under the rubric "the determinate religion." This is a part of his corpus that has traditionally been neglected since scholars have struggled to understand what philosophical work it is supposed to do. In Hegel's Interpretation of the Religions of the World, Jon Stewart argues that Hegel's rich analyses of Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Egyptian and Greek polytheism, and the Roman religion are not simply irrelevant historical material, as is often thought. Instead, they play a central role in Hegel's argument for what he regards as the truth of Christianity. Hegel believes that the different conceptions of the gods in the world religions are reflections of individual peoples at specific periods in history. These conceptions might at first glance appear random and chaotic, but there is, Hegel claims, a discernible logic in them. Simultaneously, a theory of mythology, history, and philosophical anthropology, Hegel's account of the world religions goes far beyond the field of philosophy of religion. The controversial issues surrounding his treatment of the non-European religions are still very much with us today and make his account of religion an issue of continued topicality in the academic landscape of the twenty-first century.
Stewart has the requisite expertise, and he has written an important book. He possesses a mastery of the many sources utilized by Hegel; he shows the pivotal position of Determinate Religion in the lectures as a whole; he reveals many connections between the lectures on religion and those on the philosophy of world history and the history of philosophy; he discusses the rise of Orientalism in the nineteenth century and Hegel's role in it; he analyzes the impact of G. F. Creuzer on Hegel; and he demonstrates the connection between "the logic of the gods," human self-recognition, and the slow progression of freedom in culture and history.
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Introduction: The Neglect of the Historical Dimension of Hegel's Philosophy of Religion
Hegel's Methodology
Immediate Religion: Magic
Chinese Religion: The Religion of Measure
Buddhism and Lamaism: The Religion of Being-within-Self
Hinduism: The Religion of Imagination
Zoroastrianism: The Religion of the Good or Light
The Egyptian Religion: The Religion of Mystery
Judaism: The Religion of Sublimity
Greek Polytheism: The Religion of Beauty
Roman Polytheism: The Religion of Expediency
The Absolute or Revealed Religion: Christianity
Bibliography: Hegel and the World Religions
