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Autore |
Kahn Joel S |
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Titolo |
Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred [[electronic resource] ] : Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers / / by Joel S. Kahn |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion and sociology |
Ethnology—Asia |
Religion |
Anthropology |
Ethnology |
Religion—History |
Sociology of Religion |
Asian Culture |
Religious Studies, general |
Cultural Anthropology |
History of Religion |
Asia Religion Study and teaching Europe History 20th century |
Europe Civilization Oriental influences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Anthropology and the Limits of Secular Reason; 2 Gnosticism and the Pursuit of the Sacred; 3 Traditionalism: A Dialectic of Authenticity; 4 Gnostics, Religion, and the (Mis)Recognition of Modernity; 5 Modern Mystics: Toward a Gnostic Science; 6 The Inner Journey of the Gnostic Self: Ethics and Politics; 7 Other Worlds or Ours? Sacred/Secular/Gnostic/Modern; 8 What if Culture Did Not Matter? Asian Studies and the New Universalism(s); Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred examines a large number |
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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. |
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