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Mystical Science and Practical Religion
Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh Discourse on Science and Technology
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2014
Summary
Mystical Science and Practical Religion examines the religious discourse employed by Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh applied science professionals and students, mainly engineers and Information Technology (IT) workers. Although applied scientists, especially immigrants to the United States, have shown high rates of religiosity, there have been few studies of this subject. Based on interviews with forty-five professionals and students, Cimino finds that although they are from different faiths, these applied scientists share a common discourse that blends religion and science. They each view their religions as the “most scientific.” Their work and study reshapes how they practice and conceptualize their faiths, though not in the expected directions of secularization and fundamentalism. This book provides a unique look at how the much contested fields of science and religion interact in real life.
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Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-8227-7
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-8228-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
89
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 American Muslim Applied Science Professionals and the Spirit of Pragmatism No access Pages 1 - 20
2 Rationalized Hinduism and Mystical Science No access Pages 21 - 38
3 Sikhism, Science, and the Ethic of Prosperity No access Pages 39 - 58
4 A Shared Religion-Science Discourse No access Pages 59 - 74
