Loy A Buddhist History of the West

Studies in Lack
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8912-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Religious Studies

A Buddhist interpretation of Western history that shows civilization shaped by the self's desire for groundedness.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loy, David R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction: Toward a Buddhist Perspective 1. The Lack of Freedom 2. The Lack of Progress 3. The Renaissance of Lack 4. The Lack of Modernity 5. The Lack of Civil Society 6. Preparing for Something That Never Happens 7. The Religion of the Market Afterword: The Future of Lack Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

David R. Loy is Professor in the Faculty of International Studies at Bunkyo University, Japan. He is the author of Lack and Transcendence: The Problem of Death and Life in Psychotherapy, Existentialism, and Buddhism and Nonduality: A Study in Comparative Philosophy.