Readings in Eastern religions / / [compiled by] Harold Coward, Eva Dargyay, and Ronald Neufeldt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910810297103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Waterloo, Ont., Canada, : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1988
• ISBN: 0-88920-851-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (377 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): CowardHarold G; Neumaier-DargyayE. K <1937-> (Eva K.); NeufeldtRonald W <1941-> (Ronald Wesley)
• Disciplina: 294
• Soggetti: Asia Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; Names and Terms in Asian Languages; 1. Hinduism; 2. Jainism; 3. Buddhism; 4. Sikhism; 5. Early Chinese Thought; 6. Confucian Thought; 7. Taoist Thought; 8. Mao tse Tung; 9. Shinto; 10. New Religions; Glossary
• Sommario/riassunto: Developed principally for use in introductory courses in the study of religious traditions in the East, this anthology offers a selection of readings from primary texts of India, China and Japan. The selections are arranged both chronologically and thematically within religious traditions and include readings from Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism (including Tibetan Buddhism), Sikhism, Early Chinese thought, Confuciansiim, Taoism, Mao Tse Tung, Shintoism, and Japan's new religions (Tenrikyo and Sokka Gakkai).