The Axial Age and the Curious Modernity of Islam
Journal article
Turner, Bryan Stanley. (2024). The Axial Age and the Curious Modernity of Islam. Journal for the Academic Study of Religion. 37(1), pp. 3-24. https://doi.org/10.1558/jasr.28173
Authors | Turner, Bryan Stanley |
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Abstract | The article examines the importance of the idea of the Axial Age (800–200 bc) and the rise of the great world religions and philosophies that have influenced world history. The origins of the idea can be traced back to Max Weber’s sociology of world religions and to his disciple Karl Jaspers, who promoted the idea as a critical response to the racial ideas of Nazi Germany. In contemporary approaches, the theme of the Axial Age has been embraced in sociology by Robert Bellah and Hans Joas who emphasise the Axial idea of transcendence. A major problem with the debate is that two world religions—Christianity and Islam—came after the formative axial period. This problem was especially acute in Hegel’s philosophy of history. The modernity and global influence of Islam have been recognised by Ernest Gellner and Marshall G. S. Hodgson. |
Keywords | Axial Age; Islam; Christianity; post-institutional religion; secularisation; way of life |
Year | 01 Jan 2024 |
Journal | Journal for the Academic Study of Religion |
Journal citation | 37 (1), pp. 3-24 |
Publisher | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
ISSN | 2047-704X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1558/jasr.28173 |
Web address (URL) | https://journal.equinoxpub.com/JASR/article/view/28173 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 3-24 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 30 May 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 22 Mar 2024 |
Deposited | 02 Oct 2024 |
Additional information | © Equinox Publishing Ltd 2024 |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90yz1/the-axial-age-and-the-curious-modernity-of-islam
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