Beyond enlightenment: Buddhism, religion, modernity
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Beteilige Person: Cohen, Richard S. 1963- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Schriftenreihe:Routledge critical studies in Buddhism
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Abstract: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
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 237 Seiten) illustrations, plans
ISBN:0203098781
0415372941
1134192045
6610521859
9780203098783
9780415372947
9781134192045
9786610521852
Zugangsbedingungen:Open Access