Inner Meaning in the Religious Studies

Journal Title: Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 3

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to discuss the issues raised in modern epistemological approaches in religious studies. It is claimed on the outset that most of the problems basically comes from the approaches outside religion. The approaches that based on irreligious/non-religious premises. A true understanding of religion, therefore, needs to be based on the inner meaningof that religion. In tradiditional world, religions provided man perspectives that helped him to comprehend everything within a holistic way. Locating the inner/metaphysical meaning of religion at the core the traditional world structured around it in a hierarchical order. Therefore, in order to understand metaphysical teaching of a religion one must understand its inner meaning. In this article, the role of religious experience and empathy with contemporary hermeneutical approaches in religious study is emphasized with special reference to the need of understanding the metaphysical teachings and inner meanings of religions in focus.

Authors and Affiliations

Hüseyin YILMAZ| Doç. Dr, Yüzüncü Yıl Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi ezelihikmet@hotmail.com

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Hüseyin YILMAZ (2014). Inner Meaning in the Religious Studies. Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches, 3(3), 496-508. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-2542