Coward Word, Chant, and Song

Spiritual Transformation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4384-7577-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Religious Studies

An accessible introduction to the centrality of word, chant, and song in the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, and Sikh traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coward, Harold

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Hinduism: Mantra Chanting and Singing in Spiritual Transformation

2. Buddhism: Word, Chant, and Song in Spiritual Practice

3. Word, Chant, and Song on the Islamic Spiritual Path

4. Sikh Spiritual Practice: Word, Chant, and Song

Conclusion
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Harold CowardM is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria in Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Yoga and Psychology and The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought, both also published by SUNY Press; The Philosophy of the Grammarians (volume five of The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, with K. Kunjunni Raja); Mantra (with David J. Goa); and Pluralism in the World Religions.