02311ctm a22003614a 4500 15297853 20250312111200.0 ta 150206s2008 dcu b 001 0 eng 2008021993 9781565182523 (paperback) DLC DLC DLC BL85 .A83 2008 201/..5 22 Ataman, Kemal. Understanding other religions : [manuscript] : al-Biruni's and Gadamer's "fusion of horizons" / by Kemal Ataman. Washington, D.C. : Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, c2008. 135 p. ; 23 cm. Cultural heritages and contemporary change. Series IIA, Islam ; 19 Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-114) and index. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- On the way to understanding : fusion of horizons (horizontverschmelzung) -- A. Hermeneutical significance of horizon (horizont) -- B. Fusion of horizons : assimilation or participation -- Al-Biruni's understanding of other religions -- A. Background and context -- B. Fusion of horizons : assimilation or participation? -- C. al-Biruni's method of studying other religions -- Conclusion -- Ways of encountering the other -- A. Background of the problem -- B. Exclusivism : Karl Barth -- C. Inclusivism : Karl Rahner -- Pluralism : John Hick -- E. Evaluation -- F. Conclusion -- Between exclusivism and pluralism -- A. Objectivism-relativism debate revisited -- B. Beyond exclusivism and pluralism : a questionable attempt -- Conclusion -- General conclusions. B|ir|un|i, Mu|hammad ibn A|hmad, 973?-1048. Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002. Religions. Hermeneutics. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0818/2008021993.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default BK yh59 2008-05-21 yh59 2008-05-21 to Dewey re06 2009-04-23 re06 2009-04-23 (telework) to BCCD 8 19742 19742 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 201.5 Ata 2008 8798 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK