Bøger i Routledge Studies in Asian Religion serien
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- The Hindu Tradition in the Indian Women's Movement
1.102,95 kr. Examines the role of the Hindu tradition in the ideology and methodology of the Indian women's movement. Through a review of speeches and writings of leading 19th- and 20th-century figures of the movement, the work identifies various representations of the tradition and its implications for women.
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- 1.102,95 kr.
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- Ways of the Kami
519,95 - 2.838,95 kr. A critical overview of Shinto from early times to the modern era. These essays highlight the dynamic nature of Shinto and shrine history by focusing on the three-way relationship, often fraught, between local shrine cults, the Shinto agenda and Buddhism.
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- 519,95 kr.
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- Dogen, Nishida, and a Phenomenology of No-Self
2.264,95 kr. In order to elucidate the philosophical relevance of the Zen notion of no-self, this text applies Dogen Kigen's religious philosophy and the philosophy of Nishida Kitar to the philosophical problem of personal identity.
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- 2.264,95 kr.
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- The Relationship Between Krsna and Visnu
493,95 - 1.706,95 kr. A study of three Sanskrit texts belonging to the puranic genre, the chief source of knowledge of the origins of popular Hinduism. It shows how all three texts contain narratives which present Krishna as one of several subordinate manifestations ("avataras") of Vishnu.
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- 493,95 kr.
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- Supernatural Affliction and its Treatment in North India
389,95 - 1.109,95 kr. Focuses on supernatural affliction - illness and misfortune ascribed to demonic spirits or ghosts and to other mystical agents, such as sorcerers and witches.
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- 389,95 kr.
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- Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition
552,95 - 1.698,95 kr. Much of the Scholarship on Gyoki is based on fantastic medieval biographies and legends. This work, however, makes use of many different lenses to develop multiple perspectives on the life of Gyoki.
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- 552,95 kr.
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- An English Translation of Bartholomaus Ziegenbalg's Original German Manuscript with a Textual Analysis and Glossary
592,95 - 1.718,95 kr. For the first time, the work Genealogy of the South Indian Deities of the first Protestant missionary to India, Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), is made accessible to an English readership.
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- 592,95 kr.
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- The Tabaqat Genre from al-Sulami to Jami
626,95 - 1.704,95 kr. An exploration of the major works of Sufi historiography, which takes the form of collections of biographies. It seeks to provide a literary context in which one can appreciate fully the theological significance and historical value of Sufi biographies.
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- 626,95 kr.
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1.710,95 kr. This book initiates a paradigm shift away from Zen/Chan as quintessentially Buddhist and examines what makes Chan thought and practice unique and original through an interdisciplinary investigation of the nature and rationale of Chan and its enlightenment.
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- 1.710,95 kr.