LEADER 04937nam 2200601 450 001 9910464504403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-47195-4 010 $a1-118-47193-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000082292 035 $a(EBL)1582849 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001081588 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11631880 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001081588 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11078989 035 $a(PQKB)11321004 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1582849 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1582849 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10822326 035 $a(OCoLC)866450312 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000082292 100 $a20131104d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAsian religions $ea cultural perspective /$fRandall L Nadeau 210 1$aMalden, Massachusetts :$cJohn Wiley & Sons,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-47196-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aSurvey 1 The Confucian Values of Li (?) and Ren (?)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 327 $aPersistence 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 327 $aMajor Themes of Philosophical Taoism Anti-Confucianism; Uselessness (wuyong, ??); Naturalness and spontaneity (ziran, ??); Non-action (wuwei, ??); Intuition; Transmutability (hua ?); The "Uncarved Block" (pu, ?); 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 327 $aSurvey 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-a?s?rama-dharma; Karma-marga; 16: Jn?a?na-marga; The purua?rthas; 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 327 $a18: Hinduism in the Modern World 330 $aThis 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 606 $aReligions 607 $aAsia$xReligion 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aReligions. 676 $a200.95 700 $aNadeau$b Randall Laird$f1956-$0924115 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464504403321 996 $aAsian religions$92073938 997 $aUNINA