神秘的科学と実践的宗教：イスラーム、ヒンドゥー教、シーク教の科学技術言説 Mystical Science and Practical Religion : Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh Discourse on Science and Technology

Cimino, Richard

Lexington Books（2014/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 112 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780739182277
• DDC分類 201.65

Full Description

Mystical Science and Practical Religion examines the religious discourse employed by Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh applied science professionals and students, mainly engineers and Information Technology (IT) workers. Although applied scientists, especially immigrants to the United States, have shown high rates of religiosity, there have been few studies of this subject. Based on interviews with forty-five professionals and students, Cimino finds that although they are from different faiths, these applied scientists share a common discourse that blends religion and science. They each view their religions as the "most scientific." Their work and study reshapes how they practice and conceptualize their faiths, though not in the expected directions of secularization and fundamentalism. This book provides a unique look at how the much contested fields of science and religion interact in real life.

Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: American Muslim Applied Science Professionals and the Spirit of Pragmatism
Chapter 2: Rationalized Hinduism and Mystical Science
Chapter 3: Sikhism, Science, and the Ethic of Prosperity
Chapter 4: A Shared Religion-Science Discourse
Conclusion