Imagining Karma : Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth /

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With 'Imagining Karma', Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. The book makes a case for disciplined comparison, a humane view of human nature, and a theoretical understanding of 'family resemblances' and differences ac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Obeyesekere, Gananath (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vergelijkend onderzoek.
Reïncarnatie.
Religious ethics.
Reincarnation > Buddhism.
Reincarnation.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Morale religieuse > Études comparatives.
Reincarnation > Études comparatives.
Reincarnation > Bouddhisme.
Religious ethics > Comparative studies.
Reincarnation > Comparative studies.
Comparative studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Karma and Rebirth in Indic Religions: Origins and Transformations; 2 Non-Indic Theories of Rebirth; 3 The Imaginary Experiment and the Buddhist Implications; 4 The Buddhist Ascesis; 5 Eschatology and Soteriology in Greek Rebirth; 6 Rebirth and Reason; 7 Imprisoning Frames and Open Debates: Trobriander, Buddhist, and Balinese Rebirth Revisited; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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