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Imagining karma : ethical transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek rebirth /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | Comparative studies in religion and society ;
14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 across great cultural divides. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxix, 448 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-427) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520936300 0520936302 0585466432 9780585466439 1597346691 9781597346696 |