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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451514903321

Titolo

Healing deconstruction [[electronic resource] ] : postmodern thought in Buddhism and Christianity / / edited by David Loy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Atlanta, Ga., : Scholars Press, c1996

ISBN

0-7885-0121-6

1-280-84516-3

0-19-534548-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Collana

Reflection and theory in the study of religion ; ; no. 03

Altri autori (Persone)

LoyDavid <1947->

Disciplina

230/.046

Soggetti

Buddhism - Relations - Christianity

Christianity and other religions - Buddhism

Deconstruction

Postmodernism - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Postmodernism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers originally presented at the Fourth International Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Conference held at Boston University, July-Aug. 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Idolatry and Inherent Existence: THE GOLDEN CALF AND THE WOODEN BUDDHA; Dead Words, Living Words, and Healing Words: THE DISSEMINATIONS OF DOGEN AND ECKHART; Sky-dancing at the Boundaries of Western Thought: FEMINIST THEORY AND THE LIMITS OF DECONSTRUCTION; Mindfulness of the Selves: THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN A TIME OF DIS-SOLUTION; In No Wise is Healing Holistic: A DECONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO MASAO ABE'S ""KENOTIC GOD AND DYNAMIC SUNYATA""; Notes on Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This collection reflects the confluence of two contemporary developments: the Buddhist-Christian dialogue and the deconstruction theory of Jacques Derrida. The five essays both explore and demonstrate the relationship between postmodernism and Buddhist-Christian thought. The liberating and healing potential of de-essentialized concepts and images, language, bodies and symbols are



revealed throughout. Included are essays by Roger Corless, David Loy, Philippa Berry, Morny Joy, and Robert Magliola.