Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred [[electronic resource] ] : Gnostics, Scholars, Mystics, and Reformers / / by Joel S. Kahn

• Autore: Kahn Joel S
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Disciplina: 500
• Soggetto topico: Religion and sociology; Ethnology—Asia; Religion; Anthropology; Ethnology; Religion—History; Sociology of Religion; Asian Culture; Religious Studies, general; Cultural Anthropology; History of Religion
• Soggetto geografico: Asia Religion Study and teaching Europe History 20th century; Europe Civilization Oriental influences
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Anthropology and the Limits of Secular Reason; 2 Gnosticism and the Pursuit of the Sacred; 3 Traditionalism: A Dialectic of Authenticity; 4 Gnostics, Religion, and the (Mis)Recognition of Modernity; 5 Modern Mystics: Toward a Gnostic Science; 6 The Inner Journey of the Gnostic Self: Ethics and Politics; 7 Other Worlds or Ours? Sacred/Secular/Gnostic/Modern; 8 What if Culture Did Not Matter? Asian Studies and the New Universalism(s); Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration.
• Titolo autorizzato: Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred
• ISBN: 1-137-56795-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910253321803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II