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Philosophies of Appropriated Religions

Perspectives from Southeast Asia

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Editors:
  1. Soraj Hongladarom

    1. Center for Science Technology & Society, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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  2. Jeremiah Joven Joaquin

    1. Department of Philosophy, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

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  3. Frank J. Hoffman

    1. International Buddhist Studies College, Mahaculalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Ayutthaya, Thailand

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  • First book that focuses on the intercultural philosophy of religion with Southeast Asian perspectives
  • Deals with traditional philosophical questions about God, evil and death from a Southeast Asian viewpoint
  • Brings together a group of top scholars from the region to discuss issues in philosophy of religion

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Global Philosophy of Religion and the Perspectives from Southeast Asia

    • Soraj Hongladarom, Jeremiah Joven Joaquin, Frank J. Hoffman
    Pages 1-8

  3. Traditional Problems of the Philosophy of Religion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Spinoza and Buddhism on Death and Immortality

      • Soraj Hongladarom
      Pages 11-23

    3. See You in 100+ Years or So: Immortality and the Afterlife in K-Dramas

      • Hazel T. Biana
      Pages 25-39

    4. The Theist’s Legal Paradox: The Problem of Evil, Classical Natural Law Jurisprudence, and the Legal Validity of Immoral Law

      • Enrique Benjamin R. Fernando III
      Pages 41-57

    5. Morteza Motahhari on the Problem of Evil

      • Miqdad Wongsena-aree
      Pages 59-67

    6. Dialetheism and the Problem of Evil

      • Ben Blumson
      Pages 69-79

    7. Bahala Na: Fatalism or an Open Future?

      • Jeremiah Joven Joaquin
      Pages 81-91

    8. Taking a Point of View on a Debatable Question Concerning Karma and Rebirth

      • Frank J. Hoffman
      Pages 93-103

  4. Religious Identity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Epistemic Violence and the Religious Beliefs of Sixteenth-Century Tagalogs

      • Fernando A. Santiago
      Pages 107-118

    3. A Linguistic Approach to the Tagalog Bathala and the Javanese Gusti

      • Ramon Eguia Nadres
      Pages 119-133

    4. The Phenomenology of Inayan

      • Charlie M. Dagwasi, Virgilio A. Bas-ilan II
      Pages 135-149

    5. Catholicism in the Philippines Between Sákop and Kagandáhang-loób: A Critical Phenomenology of Religion

      • Anton Heinrich Rennesland
      Pages 151-166

    6. Nakem and Echoes of the Sacred: An Onto-Religious Musing

      • Danilo S. Alterado
      Pages 167-180

    7. On the Multispecies Spectrum of Spiritual Ethos in Pre-colonial and Colonial Philippines

      • Virgilio A. Rivas
      Pages 181-197

    8. Hesus Kanakangbungat Nipakapara: Aetas’ Soteriological Experience from Pinatubo Eruption to Present

      • Miguel F. Baluyut
      Pages 199-210

  5. Religious Beliefs and Practices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Gadamerian Exploration of Play and Festive in Pasko

      • Fleurdeliz A. Albela
      Pages 213-226
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About this book

This book brings together different intercultural philosophical points of view discussing the philosophical impact of what we call the ‘appropriated’ religions of Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is home to most of the world religions. Buddhism is predominantly practiced in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Laos, and Cambodia; Islam in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei; and Christianity in the Philippines and Timor-Leste. Historical data show, however, that these world religions are imported cultural products, and have been reimagined, assimilated, and appropriated by the culture that embraced them. In this collection, we see that these ‘appropriated’ religions imply a culturally nuanced worldview, which, in turn, impacts how the traditional problems in the philosophy of religion are framed and answered—in particular, questions about the existence and nature of the divine, the problem of evil, and the nature of life after death. Themes explored include: religious belief and digital transition, Theravāda Buddhist philosophy, religious diversity, Buddhism and omniscience, indigenous belief systems, divine apology and unmerited human suffering, dialetheism and the problem of evil, Buddhist philosophy and Spinoza’s views on death and immortality, belief and everyday realities in the Philippines, comparative religious philosophy, gendering the Hindu concept of dharma, Christian devotion and salvation during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines through the writings of Jose Rizal, indigenous Islamic practices in the Philippines, practiced traditions in contemporary Filipino celebrations of Christmas, role of place-aspects in the appropriation of religions in Southeast Asia, and fate and divine omniscience. This book is of interest to scholars and researchers of philosophy of religion, sociology of religion, anthropology of religion, cultural studies, comparative religion, religious studies, and Asian studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Science Technology & Society, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Soraj Hongladarom

  • Department of Philosophy, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

    Jeremiah Joven Joaquin

  • International Buddhist Studies College, Mahaculalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Ayutthaya, Thailand

    Frank J. Hoffman

About the editors

Soraj Hongladarom is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is also President of the Philosophy and Religion Society of Thailand. His research is focused mainly on problems arising from the intersection between technology and culture, especially information technology. He is the author of The Online Self, and A Buddhist Theory of Privacy, both published by Springer.

Jeremiah Joven B. Joaquin is Professor of Philosophy at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. He has published works on logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, gender studies, and experimental philosophy. Presently, he is the President of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines, and the founding Secretary General of the Union of Societies and Associations of Philosophy in the Philippines.

Frank J. Hoffmanis Professor of Buddhist Studies at International Buddhist Studies College, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University main campus in Ayutthaya, and is Affiliated Faculty, South Asia Center, University of Pennsylvania.  Frank J. Hoffman received his PhD degree from the University of London, King's College in Philosophy of Religion.  He is a Past President of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium (PA, DE, and NJ), and has published more than 126 items including books, book chapters, journal articles, encyclopedia articles, and book reviews.  Professor Hoffman is an Associate Editor of the journal Asian Philosophy (Taylor & Francis).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophies of Appropriated Religions

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives from Southeast Asia

  • Editors: Soraj Hongladarom, Jeremiah Joven Joaquin, Frank J. Hoffman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5191-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-5190-1Published: 23 December 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-5193-2Due: 22 January 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-5191-8Published: 21 December 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 395

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religious Studies, general, Cultural Studies, Comparative Religion, Asian Culture

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