Encounter as a Category of the Religious Hermeneutics

Abstract

The reader is offered a Russian translation of the German article (its final part) of the modern philosopher and indologist Gerhard Oberhammer (b. 1929) “Encounter as a Category of Religious Hermeneutics”. In addition to the fact that this article reflects the professional interests of Oberhammer as an indologist, who here carries out a philosophical reflection of his many years of experience in studying the religious and philosophical systems of India, it is also interesting for its pronounced and definitely author’s philosophical position, which is akin in content to the ideas of E. Levinas, and in expression – to the language of M. Heidegger. The complexity of Oberhammer’s language can become an obstacle to the reception of his philosophical works, which we observe as a typical reaction among the Indologists.