The Body Divine

The Symbol of the Body in the Works of Teilhard de Chardin and Ramanuja

AvAnne Hunt Overzee,John Clayton

Inbunden, Engelska, 1991

Del 2 i serien Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions

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The Body Divine explores the ways in which two spiritual teachers, one Christian (Teilhard de Chardin) and one Hindu (Ramanuja) have seen the world as inherently divine, and have presented this insight theologically through the use of a symbol, that of the 'body of the divine' (the body of Christ/Brahman). In a careful study of their beliefs, Dr Hunt Overzee shows how both thinkers came to understand reality in terms of consciousness, believing that salvation/release is realized through attaining the Lord. This goal is approximated through a changed view of things, in which everything is seen to belong to the Lord and to manifest his presence. The author compares those spiritual practices taught by each thinker in order to help people attain the Lord, and places these practices in a broader context of practices for transforming consciousness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1991-12-12
Mått:159 x 236 x 20 mm
Vikt:506 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions
Antal sidor:236
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521385169

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"This is a comprehensive and scholarly study of the comparisons to be drawn between two religious traditions on the subject of the world as the body of the divine as exemplified in the writings of two significant thinkers....It is a most competent exposition of the positions of the writers concerned...." Glyn Richards, Asian Thought and Society

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: 1. The background to the divine body in Teilhard de Chardin; 2. The background to the divine body in Rāmānuja; 3. The body of Christ in the writings of Teilhard de Chardin; 4. The body of Brahman in the writings of Rāmānuja; Part II: 5. Functions of the divine body in Rāmānuja and Teilhard de Chardin; 6. The divine body as model of the integration of consciousness; 7. The divine body as model for the transformation of consciousness; 8. The divine body: paradigm of a conscious cosmos; Appendices; Glossary of Indian terms; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.