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Examines the meaning of 'nirvana' and discusses Buddhist utopias, textuality and world history.
Examines the meaning of 'nirvana' and discusses Buddhist utopias, textuality and world history.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Textual chronology; General introduction: Buddhism and civilisation history I - structures and processes: Part I. Nirvana In and Out of Time: Introduction to part I: systematic and narrative thought - eternity and closure in structure and story; 1. The concept of nirvana; 2. The imagery of nirvana; 3. Nirvana, time and narrative; Conclusion to part I: modes of thought, modes of tradition; Part II. Paradise in Heaven and on Earth: Introduction to part II: utopia and the ideal society; 4. Heaven, the land of Cockaygne and Arcadia; 5. Millennialism; Critical discussion: what is 'millennialism'? Premodern ideas and modern movements; 6. The perfect moral commonwealth? Kingship and its discontents; 7. The Vessantara Jåtaka; Conclusion to part II: in what sense can one speak of Buddhist utopianism?; General conclusion: Buddhism and civilisation history II - reprise: Appendices; Bibliography; Glossary; Indexes.
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
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Genre: | Importe, Religion & Theologie |
Religion: | Nichtchristliche Religionen |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780521578424 |
ISBN-10: | 0521578426 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Redaktion: |
Collins, Steven
Clayton, John De Lange, N. R. M. |
Hersteller: | Cambridge University Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 41 mm |
Von/Mit: | Steven Collins (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.07.2006 |
Gewicht: | 1,137 kg |
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Textual chronology; General introduction: Buddhism and civilisation history I - structures and processes: Part I. Nirvana In and Out of Time: Introduction to part I: systematic and narrative thought - eternity and closure in structure and story; 1. The concept of nirvana; 2. The imagery of nirvana; 3. Nirvana, time and narrative; Conclusion to part I: modes of thought, modes of tradition; Part II. Paradise in Heaven and on Earth: Introduction to part II: utopia and the ideal society; 4. Heaven, the land of Cockaygne and Arcadia; 5. Millennialism; Critical discussion: what is 'millennialism'? Premodern ideas and modern movements; 6. The perfect moral commonwealth? Kingship and its discontents; 7. The Vessantara Jåtaka; Conclusion to part II: in what sense can one speak of Buddhist utopianism?; General conclusion: Buddhism and civilisation history II - reprise: Appendices; Bibliography; Glossary; Indexes.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
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Genre: | Importe, Religion & Theologie |
Religion: | Nichtchristliche Religionen |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780521578424 |
ISBN-10: | 0521578426 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Redaktion: |
Collins, Steven
Clayton, John De Lange, N. R. M. |
Hersteller: | Cambridge University Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 41 mm |
Von/Mit: | Steven Collins (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.07.2006 |
Gewicht: | 1,137 kg |
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