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Secrets in Contact
Secrecy as a Promoter of Contacts Between Religious Traditions
Series: - Dynamics in the History of Religions, Volume: 16
Secrets in Contact presents a revolutionary perspective on religious secrecyârevealing how the concealed becomes a bridge between faiths rather than a barrier. This ground-breaking collection of essays challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating how secrets function as powerful catalysts for religious contact and exchange. From Paul's "Unknown God" to Daoist-Buddhist exchanges, this volume unveils the sophisticated strategies through which religious traditions use secrecy to communicate, influence, and transform one another. Essential reading for scholars seeking fresh insights into the hidden mechanisms that shape inter-religious encounters across cultures and centuries.
Knut Martin Stünkel, Ph.D. (2002), University of Bielefeld, is Associate Professor of Literary Studies and Philosophy of Religion at Ruhr University Bochum. He has published several monographs and articles on intellectual history, including Key Concepts in the Study of Religion in Contact (DHR 15), 2025.
Anna Akasoy is Professor of Islamic Intellectual History at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her areas of research include Muslim-Buddhist contacts, the history of falconry and veterinary medicine in the Middle East, and Islamic philosophy.
Georgios T. Halkias is Professor and Director of the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong. He has published several monographs and articles on Tibetan Buddhism and comparative religions, and he is co-editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Buddhism.
Anna Akasoy is Professor of Islamic Intellectual History at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her areas of research include Muslim-Buddhist contacts, the history of falconry and veterinary medicine in the Middle East, and Islamic philosophy.
Georgios T. Halkias is Professor and Director of the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong. He has published several monographs and articles on Tibetan Buddhism and comparative religions, and he is co-editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Buddhism.
This volume will appeal to academic researchers and graduate students in religious studies, particularly those investigating inter-religious dynamics, secrecy phenomena, and contact theory in religious traditions. It represents fields like religious studies & theology, comparative religion, sociology of religion, and history of religions.