Asian religions : a cultural perspective / / Randall L Nadeau

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464504403321
• Autore: Nadeau Randall Laird <1956->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-118-47195-4; 1-118-47193-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.95
• Soggetti: Religions; Electronic books.; Asia Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Part I: Introductory Material; 1: Religion; "Religion" and the Religions; 2: Language; Part II: The Confucian Tradition; 3: Defining "Religion"; The Confucian Response; Confucian Cultures in East Asia; The Confucian Program; 4: The Religious Dimensions of Confucianism; 5: The Self as a Center of Relationships; Lasting Relationships; The five relationships are hierarchical from top to bottom; The five relationships are hierarchical from left to right; 6: Learning to Be Human; Survey 1 The Confucian Values of Li (禮) and Ren (仁)7: The Lasting Influence of Confucianism in Modern East Asia; Education as a Primary Indicator of Social Status and Achievement; The Reluctance to Adopt Democratic Institutions, an Uncritical Acceptance of Political Authority, Conservatism in Politics and Economics; Filial Piety, Active Participation of Parents in Children's Affairs, Support of Parents in Old Age, Strong Extended Family Identity; Persistence of Filial Piety as an Abiding Cultural Value, though under Threat from New Family Models, Declining Marriage and Birth Rates, and Economic Changes Self-Sacrifice for the Benefit of Others and the Rejection of Western Individualism, Privacy, and Self-Interest: An Ethic of Conformity; Public Support for the Arts and Civil Religion; Hospitality, Social Grace, Emphasis on Social Identity; Confucian ; Fundamentalism and the "National Studies Craze"; Part III: The Taoist Tradition; 8: What Is Taoism?; Philosophical Taoism; Yin-Yang Cosmology; 9: Philosophical Taoism; Major Themes of Philosophical Taoism Anti-Confucianism; Uselessness (wuyong, 無用); Naturalness and spontaneity (ziran, 自然); Non-action (wuwei, 無為); Intuition; Transmutability (hua 化); The "Uncarved Block" (pu, 樸); 10: Temporal Dimensions of Yin-Yang Cosmology; The Beginning of Time; The Ritual Calendar; 11: Spatial Dimensions of Yin-Yang Cosmology; Fengshui; Chinese "Elemental" Theory; Spatial Dimensions of Liturgical Taoism; 12: Personal Dimensions of Yin-Yang Cosmology; The Self as a Psychosomatic Whole; Yin-Yang Souls and Spirits; Taoist Long Life and Immortality; Survey 2 Principles of Philosophical and Religious Taoism 13: Taoism as a Global Religious Phenomenon; Taoism as a World Religion; Part IV: The Hindu Tradition; 14: What Is Hinduism?; The Three Margas; The Bhagavad Gita; The Three Margas as Religious Discipline (Yoga); 15: Karma-marga; Action and Its Consequences; Varna-āśrama-dharma; Karma-marga; 16: Jñāna-marga; The puruārthas; Moksha as Unity with Brahman; 17: Bhakti-marga; Krishna: Knowing Brahman in Human Form; Shiva: Knowing Brahman through Mystical Union; Survey 3 Religious Attitudes Based on Hindu Worldviews; 18: Hinduism in the Modern World
• Sommario/riassunto: This lively introduction offers a complete overview of the main Asian religions, their traditions and contemporary relevance, and how they are lived and practiced today. Provides readers with an all-embracing introduction to Asian religions, covering each of the main traditions in a style that is lively and distinctive Focuses on Asian religions as lived and practiced by real people, leading readers to a deeper understanding of Asian spiritualities and traditions, and their contemporary relevance Uses exercises, activities, and an appealing mixture of examples