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基本説明
近年、利他主義の研究は様々な研究領域で関心を呼んでいる。思いやりの行動を動機付けるものは何か、思いやりの精神や行動を促進させる要因は何か。本書は他者に対する思いやりと宗教の関係に射程をさだめ、上記のようなアクチュアルな問題に、日本、アメリカ、イギリス、北欧、西ヨーロッパ、タイ、インドにおける１１の事例研究からアプローチしている。世界的視野で、社会学、人類学、心理学などの諸研究領域を横断しながら現代社会における宗教と利他主義の関係を捉える新たな潮流を示す論文集。
Full Description
The study of altruism and altruistic behavior has caught the attention of social scientists especially in recent years. What motivates individuals to cultivate attitudes and actions that promote the wellbeing of others at the expense of, or at the risk of negative consequences for their own? In our contemporary global society marked by conflict and violence among different sectors of the population in various regions of the world, and wherein religion can be a factor that exacerbates such conflict and violence, harnessing the power of religion towards directions of reconciliation, creativity, and altruistic action, remains a crucial task for humankind. This volume addresses a question especially relevant in our day: do people who profess religious commitment or affiliation in a particular religious community tend to nurture altruistic kinds of attitude and action more than others? Social scientists present results of their empirical studies on Japanese society, as well as on North American, European, Indian, and Thai societies, to focus on this issue and offer insightful reflections on the relationship between religion and society.
