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SUMMARY:Self-Reflective Traditions
DTSTART:20170518T070000Z
DTEND:20170519T160000Z
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DESCRIPTION:\n\nTradition is a central concept with respect to religion. A
 t the same time\, it occupies a uniquely vague space between the life of r
 eligion as it is experienced from within (the “emic”)\, on the one han
 d\, and the more objectively-inclined scholarly study of religion from wit
 hout (the “etic”). From within\, ‘tradition’ is a concept that hel
 ps express historical continuity and to explain practices that do not seem
  to be commanded by the religion’s main structures of authority (“it
 ’s a tradition”). From without\, ‘tradition’ is a term we use to r
 eplace the perplexing and elusive ‘religion.’\n\nBeing at the intersec
 tion of diverse points of view\, ‘Tradition’ is therefore a valuable c
 oncept in order to bridge the gap between the real life of religion and th
 e theoretical account we hope to provide of it\, and it leads us toward th
 e questions of religious identity that we intend to be at the heart of our
  discussion. Traditions\, or religions\, somehow know who they are\, in sp
 ite of the drastic historical changes they go through.\n\nReligions have m
 any ways in which they look at and reflect upon themselves\, and the proce
 ss of self-reflection forms an important aspect of their identity and of t
 he process behind their development. We thus ask how traditions know who t
 hey are? How do they define themselves? How do they speak of continuity in
  face of change\, acknowledging their identity along the way?\n\nThe works
 hop's programme\n
LOCATION:CERES Palais\, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13)
URL:https://ceres.rub.de/en/events/self-reflective-traditions/
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