00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000Eng00معجزات: تمرینی در فلسفه تطبیقی دین [کتاب انگلیسی]Springer NatureSpringer Nature 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 فلسفه دین فلسفه تطبیقی نپر, تیموتی (Timothy Knepper؛ گروه فلسفه و دین دانشگاه دریک «Drake University» در دموین مرکز ایالت آیووا آمریکا) Author Weddle, David L Author Zwier, Karen R Author book marcgt 9783031148651