Asia, modernity, and the pursuit of the sacred: gnostics, scholars, mystics and reformers

"Examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration. Harshly criticized by both scholars and religious reformers, th...

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1. Verfasser: Kahn, Joel S. 1946-2017 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Basingstoke ; New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2016
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Zusammenfassung:"Examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration. Harshly criticized by both scholars and religious reformers, their project of "Gnostic Diplomacy" became of continuing relevance in a time of violent clashes between inhabitants of 'secular' and 'sacred' worlds"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiv, 192 Seiten
ISBN:9781137567949

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