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...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | anglès |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
2002.
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| Col·lecció: | Comparative studies in religion and society ;
14. |
| Accés en línia: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pns1h |
| Sumari: | 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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| Descripció física: | 1 online resource (xxix, 448 pages) |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-427) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520936300 0520936302 0585466432 9780585466439 1597346691 9781597346696 9780520232204 0520232208 9780520232433 0520232437 |