Transcendence and Violence

The Encounter of Buddhist, Christian, and Primal Traditions

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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The first two parts of this book present four detailed historical studies, filled with Geertzian "thick description," of the encounters of Christianity and Buddhism (universal religions with a high quotient of "transcendence") with various primal religious traditions ("biocosmic" or "immanentist") of the Asian-Pacific region, namely, Aboriginal Australia and Melanesia (Christianity) and Sri Lanka and Japan (Buddhism). In each case, the encounters represented a failure of the "great" traditions. In the third, constructive and theological part of the book, the author shows how an acknowledgment of these failures may provide a back door to dialogue.

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Utgivningsdatum2003-06-19
Mått160 x 230 x 23 mm
Vikt500 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN9780826415134

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