Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy
Islam as the Central Pillar of Brunei’s National Philosophy of Malay Islamic Monarchy
1st Edition
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By Ooi Keat Gin, Nur Amali Aminnuddin
February 23, 2027
This volume highlights Islam’s primacy within the national philosophy of Brunei, Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB), shedding light on the multifaceted ways Islam permeates Bruneian life and painting a comprehensive picture of a society navigating its Islamic faith within the two pillars of Malay and ...
Dialogues with and within Contemporary Indian Philosophy
1st Edition
By Daniel Raveh
February 19, 2027
Presenting dialogues with and within contemporary Indian philosophy, the volume offers the reader a book on dialogue that is itself dialogical in form and method. Undertaking a rigorous examination of concepts that have become deeply compromised in contemporary discourse (dialogue, freedom, and ...
Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam Movement: Origins, Development, and Global Impact
1st Edition
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By Robert W. Hefner, C. Holland Taylor, Timothy Samuel Shah, Thomas G. Dinham
November 20, 2026
This volume offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the origins, development, and increasing impact of the global Humanitarian Islam movement, aimed at promoting a humane and compassion-based reading of Islam across Indonesia and internationally. Formally established by senior ...
Nonviolence in Indian Thought: Exploring Ahiṃsā from the Vedas to Gandhi
1st Edition
By Maria Luisa Tornotti
October 06, 2026
Building on the previous Italian edition, this volume presents a historical narrative and examination of the concept of ahiṃsā (nonviolence) throughout Indian religious and philosophical traditions, tracing its evolution from ancient Vedic texts to Mahatma Gandhi’s modern interpretation and ...
Transhumanism and Divine Humanity in Global Traditions
1st Edition
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By Tatjana Kochetkova, Anway Mukhopadhyay
August 10, 2026
Amid global dialogue on the nature of human enhancement, this book traces humanity’s pursuit of self- transcendence and enhancement from ancient times to the present, as reflected in diverse traditions across the globe. The book examines how the term ‘transhuman’ can move beyond its scientific and ...
Twelver Shia Beliefs and Religious Financing for Social Welfare
1st Edition
By Sara Rizvi Jafree
July 20, 2026
This volume argues for the pressing need to understand the role of religious beliefs, religious scholars, and religious centres in promoting welfare and social protection services for the strengthening of global social welfare systems. The book contributes to research around the integration of ...
Hong Kong Christianities and Civic Life
1st Edition
By Ann Gillian Chu
June 17, 2026
This book explores Protestant Christianity in Hong Kong through an ethnographic study of Hong Kong Christians at a time of societal change (2013-2014 and 2019-2020). Revealing how selected published theologians and average lay Christians in Hong Kong understand ideas of democracy, human rights, ...
A Philosophy of Mindful Movement: Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, and the Kinesthetic Imagination
1st Edition
By Steven Geisz
May 27, 2026
This novel volume examines Chinese and Indian mindful movements (such as tai chi, qigong, Daoist meditation, and hatha yoga) to demonstrate how the contemplative practices of the body and mind can amount to a form of transformative philosophy through ways of thinking, knowing, and doing. The book ...
Buddhism, Digital Technology and New Media in Korea: Ŭisang’s Ocean Seal Diagram
1st Edition
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By Hyangsoon Yi, Dal Yong Jin
May 22, 2026
Buddhism, Digital Technology and New Media in Korea introduces Ŭisang (625–702), a seminal figure in East Asian religion who founded the Korean Hwaŏm school of Buddhism, from various angles by placing his thought in the interdisciplinary and intercultural context of the twenty-first century. The ...
Sanskrit Hymns Across Traditions: Studying Stotras
1st Edition
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By Hamsa Stainton, Anna Lee White
February 25, 2026
Sanskrit hymns of praise (stotra/stuti/stava) have been popular and influential within multiple religious traditions for thousands of years. Sanskrit hymns remain lively, meaningful parts of the religious lives of countless Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains today, and new stotras continue to be composed...
The Birth of Tzu Chi: Establishing the Charity Mission (1966 to 1978)
1st Edition
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By Rey-Sheng Her, Rei-Ling Lai
February 24, 2026
The Birth of Tzu Chi is a historical series documenting the development of the Tzu Chi Foundation. This book covers its foundational years, detailing how Master Cheng Yen's simple aspiration, "For Buddha's teachings, for all living beings," led to a global movement. This volume documents Tzu Chi's ...
The Ethical Dimension of Forgetfulness: Engaging the Daoist Zhuangzi in Studies of Cultivated Forgetting
1st Edition
By Youru Wang
December 26, 2025
This book investigates the various meanings of forgetting and their ethical dimension in the Daoist classic Zhuangzi. It responds to recent scholarship in the study of the ethics of forgetting, which has only emerged within the past two decades in the wake of the widespread memory-studies of the ...