Religious Studies and Comparative Methodology: The Case for Reciprocal Illumination -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I -- 1. Does One Religious Tradition Help Us Understand Another? -- 2. Does One Religious Tradition Help Us Understand Another? -- 3. Reciprocal Illumination as a Formal Concept -- 4. Reciprocal Illumination in Relation to the Lived Experience of Other Religions -- 5. Reciprocal Illumination and Comparative Religion -- 6. Reciprocal Illumination in Relation to the Views of W. C. Smith and Mircea Eliade -- 7. Reciprocal Illumination and the Historical Method -- 8. Reciprocal Illumination and the Phenomenological Method -- 9. Parallelisms between Hinduism and Christianity as Further Examples of Reciprocal Illumination -- Part II -- 10. Reciprocal Illumination within a Tradition -- 11. Reciprocal Illumination between Traditions -- 12. Reciprocal Illumination among Traditions -- 13. Reciprocal Illumination among Types of Traditions -- 14. Reciprocal Illumination between Religion and the Secular Tradition -- Part III -- 15. Reciprocal Illumination within a Method -- 16. The History of Religions -- 17. The Phenomenology of Religion and Buddhism -- 18. The Psychology of Religion and Buddhism -- 19. The Psychology of Religion and Hinduism -- 20. The Sociology of Religion and Hinduism -- 21. Reciprocal Illumination and the Dialogue of World Religions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Notes to Conclusion -- Author Index -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H.

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