Beyond enlightenment : Buddhism, religion, modernity / / Richard Cohen

• Autore: Cohen Richard <1963, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3442
• Soggetto topico: Enlightenment (Buddhism); Enlightenment; Religious awakening
• 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: BOOK COVER; HALF TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. A BENIGN INTRODUCTION; 2. A PLACE OF EXCEPTIONAL UNIVERSAL VALUE; 3. A TALE OF TWO HISTORIES; 4. THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF ENLIGHTENMENT; 5. WHAT DO GODS HAVE TO DO WITH ENLIGHTENMENT?; 6. A BAROQUE CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The vast majority of books on Buddhism describe the Buddha using the word enlightened, rather than awakened. This bias has resulted in Buddhism becoming generally perceived as the eponymous religion of enlightenment. Beyond Enlightenment is a sophisticated study of some of the underlying assumptions involved in the study of Buddhism (especially, but not exclusively, in the West). It investigates the tendency of most scholars to ground their study of Buddhism in these particular assumptions about the Buddha's enlightenment and a particular understanding of religion, wh
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond enlightenment
• ISBN: 1-134-19204-5; 1-134-19205-3; 1-280-52185-6; 9786610521852; 0-203-09878-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910348237203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge critical studies in Buddhism.