Orthodoxy, heterodoxy, and dissent in India [[electronic resource] /] / edited by S.N. Eisenstadt, Reuven Kahane, and David Shulman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461892803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton, c1984
• ISBN: 3-11-085256-X
• Edizione: [Reprint 2012]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Collana: Religion and society ; ; 23
• Altri autori (Persone): EisenstadtS. N <1923-> (Shmuel Noah); KahaneReuven <1931->; ShulmanDavid Dean <1949->
• Disciplina: 303.4/84
• Soggetti: Religion and sociology - India; Electronic books.; India Religious life and customs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Published in cooperation with the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace."; "Papers originally presented at a workshop organized by the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem"--P. 1.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Dissent, Heterodoxy and Civilizational Dynamics: Some Analytical and Comparative Indications / Eisenstadt, S.N. -- The Enemy Within: Idealism and Dissent in South Indian Hinduism / Shulman, David -- On the Beginning the Sutta Piṭaka (The Brahamajāla Sutta) / Syrkin, Alexander -- Orthodoxy and Philosophy in India: Philosophical Implications of the Mīmāṃsā School / Biderman, Shlomo -- Dissent Through Holiness: The Case of the Radical Renouncer in Theravada Buddhist Countries / Silber, Ilana -- Ancient Indian Political Theory and Contemporary Indian Politics / Weiner, Myron -- India: A Syncretic Mode of Economic Legitimation / Kahane, Reuven -- COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES -- "Orthodox" and "Heterodox" Law: Some Remarks on Customary Law and the State / Heesterman, J.C. -- Calvinism, Religious Dissent and the Establishment of a New Cultural Order in Early Modern Europe / Heyd, Michael