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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| フォーマット: | Licensed eBooks |
| 言語: | 英語 |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
2002.
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| シリーズ: | Comparative studies in religion and society ;
14. |
| オンライン･アクセス: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pns1h |
目次:
- 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.