Beyond Enlightenment / / Richard Cohen

• Autore: Cohen Richard
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 204.4
• Soggetto topico: Religious life
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- 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. -- 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, which is traced back through Western orientalists to the Enlightenment and the Protestant Reformation. Placing a distinct emphasis on Indian Buddhism, Richard Cohen adeptly creates a work that will appeal to those with an interest in Buddhism and India and also scholars of religion and history.
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond Enlightenment
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910476797203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II