معجزات: تمرینی در فلسفه تطبیقی دین [کتاب انگلیسی] Miracles: An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion فلسفه دین فلسفه تطبیقی English Springer Nature 2022 Table of contents :,Preface,References,Contents,Chapter 1: Introduction,Part I: Miracles in Religious Traditions,Chapter 2: How to Tell a Miracle Story: The Amazing Deeds of Young Krishna,2.1 Vaishampayana and the Harivaṃśa,2.2 Indic Terms for Talking About Miracles,2.3 The Theology of Vishnu, the Miracle-Being,2.4 Vishnu’s Incarnation as Krishna,2.5 Dramatic Irony and Diaphanous Narration,2.6 Krishna Among the Cowherds,2.7 Akrura’s Miraculous Vision,2.8 The Theist Semantics of Āścaryam,References,Chapter 3: Inconvenient Wonders: Ambivalence in Hasidism About the Miraculous Powers of the Tsaddik,3.1 Introduction: Some Core Features of Hasidism,3.2 Paranormal Powers and Hasidic Leadership,3.3 Rabbi Menahem Mendel of Vitebsk and Miracles,3.4 Rabbi Elimelekh of Lizhensk on Miracles,3.5 Rabbi Shneur Zalman and Habad Hasidism,3.6 Habad Leadership in Recent Times,3.7 Rabbi Kalonymos Shapiro on Miracles,3.8 Conclusion,References,Chapter 4: Qur’anic Miracle Stories: Surprising Implications for Theodicy, Transience, and Freedom,4.1 Why Do Qur’anic Miracle Stories Matter?,4.2 Miracle Stories and Signs of God in the Qur’an,4.3 Think Twice: What Is the Real Cause?,4.4 Theodicy and Tawhid,4.5 Qur’anic Miracle Stories and Solving Transience,4.6 A Flexible Universe: Miracles Stories and Divine Freedom,4.7 Divine Will, Prayer, and Human Freedom,4.8 Conclusion,References,Chapter 5: Expecting the Unexpected: Pentecostal Miracles as Performance, Production, and Placeholder,5.1 Introduction,5.2 Signs, Wonders, and Reductions,5.3 Performative Language in Pentecostal Practice,5.4 Ritual Effects in Pentecostal Practice,5.5 Sensorial Production in Pentecostal Practice,5.6 Pentecostal Miracles as Placeholder,5.7 Conclusion,References,Part II: Miracles in Polemics,Chapter 6: On Miracles in the Vimalakīrti Sūtra during the Early Medieval Period of China,6.1 Introduction,6.2 Chang’an Sangha’s Focus on the Miracles Within the Vimalakīrti Sūtra,6.3 Chang’an Sangha’s Interpretation of the Miracles in the Vimalakīrti Sūtra,6.4 Influence of the Miracles in the Vimalakīrti Sūtra on Other Imagery and Textual Resources,6.5 Conclusion,References,Primary Sources,Secondary Sources,Chapter 7: “By Whose Authority?”: Polemical and Political Uses of Miracle Stories,7.1 Prelude: Miracles as Common Religious Belief,7.2 Persuasion: Miracles as Evidence,7.3 Polemics: Miracles as Reasons,7.4 Politics: Miracles as Authority,7.5 Conclusions,References,Part III: Miracles of Healing,Chapter 8: Miracle as Natural: A Contemporary Chinese American Religious Healer,8.1 Introduction,8.2 Chinese, Chinese Religious, and Buddhist Terminology,8.3 Case Study of a Contemporary Healer,8.4 Religion and Healing,8.5 Conclusion,References,Chapter 9: What Miracles in the Global South Contribute to Understanding the Human Condition,9.1 Introduction,9.2 Samburu Approaches to Death and Divinity,9.3 Samburu Understandings of Resurrection,9.4 Conclusion: A Comparative Approach to Miracles,References,Part IV: Miracles and Morality,Chapter 10: The Ethics of Wonder: Miracles, Magic, and Morality in Devotional Hinduism,10.1 Introduction,10.2 What Is a “Miracle” Today?,10.3 Wonders of the Pre-Modern World: Abrahamic Origins of “Miracle”,10.4 “Miracles” and Miracle Stories in Hindu Bhakti,10.5 The Moral Miraculous in Bhakti Hagiography,10.6 Conclusions,References,Chapter 11: Miracles: Two Lakota Case Studies,11.1 Miracles,11.1.1 Definitions,11.1.2 A World in Process,11.2 Perspective Taking,11.3 The Case Studies,11.3.1 Case Study One: Lakota Sovereignty,11.3.2 Case Study Two: Ptesáŋwiŋ or the Appearance of White Buffalo Calf Woman,11.4 Locating the Extraordinary,References,Part V: Miracles, Logic, and Science,Chapter 12: Miracles in Philosophical Analysis,12.1 The Concept of Miracle,12.2 David Hume on Miracles,12.3 An Empirical Attitude Toward Miracles?,12.4 Miracles as Violations of Laws,12.5 Possibility,References,Chapter 13: Non-interventionist Objective Divine Action and Quantum Mechanics,13.1 Introduction,13.2 God’s Action as Creator and Redeemer,13.3 NIODA,13.4 QM-NIODA: A Very Brief Summary,13.5 QM-NIODA,13.6 Specific Quantum Effects at the Macroscopic Level?,13.7 QM-NIODA and Miracles?,13.8 QM-NIODA and Theistic Evolution Versus Atheistic Evolution and Intelligent Design,13.9 Conclusions,References,Chapter 14: Miracles and the Uniformity of Nature,14.1 Introduction,14.2 Naturalism,14.3 Miracles and Uniformity,14.4 Uniformity in Earth Science,14.5 Neocatastrophism,14.6 A Science of Rare Events,14.7 Naturalism, Miracle, and Geology,References,Chapter 15: Investigating Miracles,15.1 Introduction,15.2 Miraculous Effigies,15.3 Magical Relics,15.4 Miracle Healings,15.5 Visionary Experiences,15.6 Saintly Powers,15.7 Conclusion,References,Part VI: Miracles and Mysticism,Chapter 16: Changed in a Flash: How One Woman Was Struck by Lightning, Talked to God, and Came Back to Dream the Future,16.1 Stories to Tell,16.2 The First Step,16.3 Struck by Comparison,16.4 … a Phone Call from the Dead,16.5 Dreaming the Future,16.6 Analysis,16.7 The Two Bars,16.8 Eyebrow-Raising Moments,16.9 The Comparison of Miracles and the Miracle of Comparison,References,Part VII: Comparative Conclusions,Chapter 17: On the Epistemic Function of Miracles,17.1 What Are Miracles For?,17.2 The Descriptive Case,17.3 The Normative Question,17.4 Brief Aside About the Dangers of Belief in Miracles,17.5 Conclusion,References,Chapter 18: Miracles: So What?,18.1 Persistence of Miracle Stories,18.2 Comparative Study of Miracles Defended,18.3 Religious Necessity of Miracle: A Proposal,18.4 Reality of Miracles: Interpretation and Background Beliefs,18.5 Danger of Belief in Miracles,References text نپر, تیموتی (Timothy Knepper؛ گروه فلسفه و دین دانشگاه دریک «Drake University» در دموین مرکز ایالت آیووا آمریکا) Weddle, David L Zwier, Karen R 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