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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1. Verfasser: Obeyesekere, Gananath (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2002.
Schriftenreihe:Comparative studies in religion and society ; 14.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxix, 448 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-427) and index.
ISBN:9780520936300
0520936302
0585466432
9780585466439
1597346691
9781597346696

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