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Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism : a Social-psychological Exploration of the Origins of a World Religion.

Applying the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who constituted the early Buddhist community, this work addresses the question of how world religions come into being.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brekke, Torkel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Routledge, 2002.
Colección:RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE KHANDHAKA OF THE KHANDHAKA OF THE VINAYA PITAKA; 2 RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EARLY SAMGHA AND THE LAITY; 3 RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION AND THE THEME OF CONVERSION IN BUDDHISM; 4 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND THE RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION OF THE EARLY BUDDHISTS; 5 RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION AND THE ROLE OF FEAR; 6 RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION AND THE MERIT OF GIVING; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.