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The anthropology of Eastern religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf



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Autore: Leaf Murray J. Visualizza persona
Titolo: The anthropology of Eastern religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
Disciplina: 306.6095
Soggetto topico: Anthropology of religion - Asia
Religion and sociology - Asia
Soggetto geografico: Asia Religion
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Related Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; The Theory; Using the Theory; Common Themes; The Order of Description; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Two: Vedas and Vedanta; Indus Valley Ideas; South Asian Texts and Sects; Translation Issues; The Vedas; The Upanishads; Organizations, Personnel, and Constituency of Vedanta; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Jain and Buddhist Traditions; The Jain Tradition; The Buddhist Tradition; Buddhist Ethics: The Middle Way; Conclusion
Further ReadingNotes; Chapter Four: Hindu Traditions; Hinduism, Hindu Society, and Caste; Sikhism: Living Bhakti; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: China's Main Religions; Taoism; Confucianism; Legalism; Buddhism in China; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Japan's Religious Traditions; Background; Shinto; Japanese Buddhist Sects; Zen; Bushido; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: Anthropology of Eastern Religions: Ideas, Organizations, and Constituencies is a comparative survey of the world's major religious traditions as professional enterprises and, often, as social movements. Documenting the principle ideas behind Eastern religious traditions from an anthropological perspective, Murray J. Leaf demonstrates how these ideas have been used in building internal organizations that mobilize or fail to mobilize external support.
Titolo autorizzato: The anthropology of Eastern religions  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7391-9241-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910464574203321
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