One Religion Too Many

The Religiously Comparative Reflections of a Comparatively Religious Hindu

AvArvind Sharma

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Enlightening encounters with the world's religions from a Hindu perspective.One Religion Too Many is a Hindu pilgrim's progress through the world's religious traditions. An eminent scholar of comparative religion, Arvind Sharma provides a first-hand account of how he came to be a party to the dialogue of religions-first with his own religion, then with the comparative study of religion, and finally with the religious universalism he has come to espouse because of this heritage. Starting with an account of the Hinduism of his family in Varanasi, India, Sharma then heads west, finding himself dumbfounded by the Christian Eucharist, wondering if there is a "Hinjew Connection," grappling with Zen in Massachusetts, and pressed into service to teach about Islam. Sharma writes with a light touch, but even when his encounters and perceptions are amusing, they are always insightful and thought-provoking. Western readers, in particular, will enjoy seeing their own traditions through the eyes of an Easterner who has come to know them well. Sharma's ultimate perspective on religious universalism is a welcoming vision for the globalizing world of the twenty-first century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-05-06
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:249 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:174
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9781438432489

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Hinduism inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Religion och tro inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Arvind Sharma is Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. His many books include Hinduism as a Missionary Religion; Religious Studies and Comparative Methodology: The Case for Reciprocal Illumination; and Sleep as a State of Consciousness in Advaita Vedānta, all published by SUNY Press.

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"Among [Sharma's] wide range of publications, this one is rare and unique … This is definitively a cosmopolitan book in its most rich and vibrant sense … it is a wonderful text for anyone interested in the manner in which a leading contemporary Hindu scholar has thought through comparative issues." — Journal of Hindu Studies"Sharma … provokes readers to reflect on what it means to be religious when affiliated to a religion … Sharma writes with deep affection for his own tradition … [and] speaks from an awakened perspective … If all religiously inspired people would think in these terms, this would be a more harmonious world indeed." — CHOICE"Arvind Sharma has a charming ability to simultaneously recollect his encounters with other religions from an initially naïve viewpoint and also reflect upon them from his by now very well-informed perspective as one of the world's great scholars of comparative religion. Narrating his voyage of discovery with disarming humor, he leads us through all the minefields of differing beliefs and practices in ways that expose and then tend to dissipate misunderstandings of religion—both our own and others'." — Mary Pat Fisher, author of Living Religions

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentIntroduction PART I 1. Banaras2. Nainital3. Fatehpur4. Delhi5. The Hindu WorldPART II 6. The Hinjew Connection7. Experiencing Christianity8. Teaching Islam9. Discovering Zen10. Religions of India and China: Caught in the Middle11. Rediscovering Mahatma GandhiPART III 12. Montreal and After13. World’s Religions After September 11ConclusionNotes