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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154757403321

Autore

Klostermaier Klaus K. <1933->

Titolo

Mythologies and philosophies of salvation in the theistic traditions of India / / Klaus K. Klostermaier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1984

ISBN

1-282-16704-9

9786613810113

0-88920-743-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (569 p.)

Collana

Editions SR ; ; v. 5

Disciplina

294.5/22

Soggetti

Salvation - Hinduism

Hinduism - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Plates -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Salvation In Vedic Religion -- Visnu as Saviour -- Śiva As Saviour -- Devī As Saviour -- Synthesis And Conclusion -- Key To Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Note On Plates -- SR Supplements

Sommario/riassunto

Based on exhaustive reference to primary source material, this volume explores the relationships between religious mythologies and religious philosophical system within the theistic traditions in India. Not content merely to explore these relationships, the author further examines the relevance of mythology and philosophy in a discussion of salvation—salvation understood in its sociological, eschatological, and philosophical senses. The treatment of myth and philosophy is comprehensive in scope, pulling together a great variety of sources and commentary, and illuminating them for the Western reader. This study will be of interest both to students of Indian religions and to students of comparative religion interested in creating a context for the discussion of Eastern and Western religions.